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Recent Examples of tragically
Rounds sought sole custody of Clay, but then tragically died by suicide in 2017.
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Anna Myers, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In Haiti, three people lost their lives due to falling trees and landslides—tragically, before Melissa had even intensified into a hurricane.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The movie’s overall joyous tone — the love story of two people finding each other for another shot at happiness and a family coming together — changes tragically for both of them, most urgently for the ever optimistic Claire.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
People will seek care later, get sicker, and, tragically, suffer or die unnecessarily.
—Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
After tragically losing the band's longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in 2022, the Foo Fighters recruited drummer Josh Freese who played with the group until 2025 when he was replaced with Ilan Rubin, who has played with Nine Inch Nails and Paramore, among others.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Eldred died, tragically, inside his West Bottoms studio during the 1993 flood.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Adam tragically died by suicide.
—Kevin Frazier, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The innocent bystander at the mall was tragically killed when the defendant — involved in an altercation with another person — fired two gunshots at his opponent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Anna Myers, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In Haiti, three people lost their lives due to falling trees and landslides—tragically, before Melissa had even intensified into a hurricane.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The movie’s overall joyous tone — the love story of two people finding each other for another shot at happiness and a family coming together — changes tragically for both of them, most urgently for the ever optimistic Claire.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
People will seek care later, get sicker, and, tragically, suffer or die unnecessarily.
—Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
After tragically losing the band's longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in 2022, the Foo Fighters recruited drummer Josh Freese who played with the group until 2025 when he was replaced with Ilan Rubin, who has played with Nine Inch Nails and Paramore, among others.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Eldred died, tragically, inside his West Bottoms studio during the 1993 flood.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Adam tragically died by suicide.
—Kevin Frazier, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The innocent bystander at the mall was tragically killed when the defendant — involved in an altercation with another person — fired two gunshots at his opponent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
Adverb
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Ambiguity fuels risk, and risk, sadly, often fuels the potential for escalation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rae sadly died in 2018 after being diagnosed with bone cancer.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And so, unfortunately, people are upset about the comments.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Results ought to matter far more than talk and the results unfortunately speak for themselves.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Yes, there are plenty of lackluster movies that fall under that umbrella, but to dismiss Shudder’s original content entirely is to miss out on some great (and regrettably under-seen) films.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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In his valuable study of slavery in Martinique, Dale Tomich regrettably invoked Hall in this regard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ibsen’s title character is a spoiled, headstrong young woman who, newly and unhappily married to a dull scholar, enacts a Machiavellian scheme to advance his career and her social standing, with catastrophic results.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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In season 3 of The Gilded Age, Gladys unhappily marries the Duke of Buckingham.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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