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Recent Examples of tragically
Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.
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Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The result is that these individuals were more likely to have their cancers diagnosed at a later stage, when survival rates are lower, and therefore tragically ended up having more deaths from their cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
However, Ledger tragically died of an accidental overdose before the film's release.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Preliminary reports to our office from our Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber indicate that approximately seven individuals have been wounded and of those, one life has been tragically lost.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Before he was tragically cut down by an assassin, the articulate and charismatic Kirk also was a major threat to Democrats, attracting huge audiences on college campuses.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Kile, a beloved pitcher for the Cardinals, tragically passed away in 2002 at the age of 33 as a result of early-onset heart disease.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This event will serve as a dedicated and fitting tribute to the young finance professional who tragically lost his life while at work.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The final stage of the breakdown does, ultimately, involve Hermit and Slightly — and also, tragically, Arthur Sylvia.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The result is that these individuals were more likely to have their cancers diagnosed at a later stage, when survival rates are lower, and therefore tragically ended up having more deaths from their cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
However, Ledger tragically died of an accidental overdose before the film's release.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Preliminary reports to our office from our Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber indicate that approximately seven individuals have been wounded and of those, one life has been tragically lost.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Before he was tragically cut down by an assassin, the articulate and charismatic Kirk also was a major threat to Democrats, attracting huge audiences on college campuses.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Kile, a beloved pitcher for the Cardinals, tragically passed away in 2002 at the age of 33 as a result of early-onset heart disease.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This event will serve as a dedicated and fitting tribute to the young finance professional who tragically lost his life while at work.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The final stage of the breakdown does, ultimately, involve Hermit and Slightly — and also, tragically, Arthur Sylvia.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
Adverb
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In the Western Conference, sadly, a Joker alone won’t be enough to win the pot.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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That is sadly the position Princess Beatrice finds herself in after the recent scandals her mother, Sarah Ferguson, and her father, Prince Andrew, have been embroiled in.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And, unfortunately, their decline in both areas has run simultaneously with other Bundesliga clubs becoming far better in each department.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Virginia Tech is unfortunately all too familiar with violence on campus as 32 professors and students were killed in a mass shooting, on April 16, 2007.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 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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In his valuable study of slavery in Martinique, Dale Tomich regrettably invoked Hall in this regard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations, established in the aftermath of the Second World War to maintain peace and security, is regrettably no longer able to fulfil its core function in the face of today's crises and conflicts.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Now Daphne, unhappily affianced, has run off with one Hop Wingdale, a clarinet player for a band called the Klezmopolitans, and her mother and her would-be future husband have engaged Unamalgamated Ops to bring her home.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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