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Recent Examples of tragically
And then there’s the absence of curator Koyo Kouoh, who tragically died of cancer shortly after being diagnosed in 2025.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The crash occurred just short of the one-year anniversary of a tragically similar crash that claimed the lives of three teenage boys on Christmas Day in nearby Pleasanton.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Two hundred ten million years ago, two crocodile cousins tragically died side by side, according to Yale paleontologists who discovered this significant moment in time when crocodiles were diversifying before the rise of the dinosaurs.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
In February of that year, the president’s 11-year-old son Willie tragically died from typhoid fever in the White House.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
On Friday, May 1, Vanessa posted a tribute to her late daughter, who tragically died in a 2020 helicopter crash alongside her father Kobe Bryant and seven others, to mark Gianna's birthday.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Tim’s best friend in high school, Chris, was tragically killed in service.
—Charleen Richey, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Indeed, the level of global acclaim Jackson, who tragically died in 2009 at the untimely age of 50 due to acute propofol intoxication, achieves is unprecedented.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
His life ended tragically, via suicide, in 2007.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The crash occurred just short of the one-year anniversary of a tragically similar crash that claimed the lives of three teenage boys on Christmas Day in nearby Pleasanton.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Two hundred ten million years ago, two crocodile cousins tragically died side by side, according to Yale paleontologists who discovered this significant moment in time when crocodiles were diversifying before the rise of the dinosaurs.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
In February of that year, the president’s 11-year-old son Willie tragically died from typhoid fever in the White House.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
On Friday, May 1, Vanessa posted a tribute to her late daughter, who tragically died in a 2020 helicopter crash alongside her father Kobe Bryant and seven others, to mark Gianna's birthday.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Tim’s best friend in high school, Chris, was tragically killed in service.
—Charleen Richey, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Indeed, the level of global acclaim Jackson, who tragically died in 2009 at the untimely age of 50 due to acute propofol intoxication, achieves is unprecedented.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
His life ended tragically, via suicide, in 2007.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
Adverb
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With his partner Nick Pihakis, Scott franchised out a few locations of his restaurant across the Southeastern US, but sadly news broke this week that the restaurants are facing multiple lawsuits for unpaid bills and loans.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2026
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To your point, there’s just so many red carpets now, so sadly the moment doesn’t linger anymore.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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It’s been that way for quite some time, unfortunately.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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
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Like the beloved barbecue, sweet tea, and gracious hospitality the South is known for, kudzu has regrettably become part of the culture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plus, it must be said, some proper mileage and, regrettably so, a certain carbon footprint.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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How many of my life decisions have been made in reaction to feeling unhappily married?—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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