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Recent Examples of tragically
Claudia’s journey is an urgent story that is still tragically relevant today.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 May 2026
In the May 15 series finale, as Claire’s first husband Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies) foretold in his 20th-century book about the history of Scots who settled in North Carolina, Jamie is tragically killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Unfortunately — and tragically for women already struggling to access care — expelling a pregnancy with misoprostol alone can be a prolonged and difficult process.
—Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026
In Episode 1, the recipient of a heart transplant meets the family of his donor, a young Wrexham obsessive who tragically lost his life in a car accident.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Tyson’s vulnerable side was also on display while speaking about his daughter dying tragically, God’s plan for him, and speaking about his mentor Cus D’Amato, which quite literally brought him to tears.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The story takes quite a few turns, like when the father of Margo’s child and Margo’s former English professor, Mark Gable (Michael Angarano), challenges her for custody of baby Bodhi and when her father tragically relapses into drug addiction towards the end of Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Dauz underwent emergency surgery in an attempt to save her unborn child, but tragically lost her baby, the police said.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
And then there’s the absence of curator Koyo Kouoh, who tragically died of cancer shortly after being diagnosed in 2025.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 May 2026
In the May 15 series finale, as Claire’s first husband Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies) foretold in his 20th-century book about the history of Scots who settled in North Carolina, Jamie is tragically killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Unfortunately — and tragically for women already struggling to access care — expelling a pregnancy with misoprostol alone can be a prolonged and difficult process.
—Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026
In Episode 1, the recipient of a heart transplant meets the family of his donor, a young Wrexham obsessive who tragically lost his life in a car accident.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Tyson’s vulnerable side was also on display while speaking about his daughter dying tragically, God’s plan for him, and speaking about his mentor Cus D’Amato, which quite literally brought him to tears.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The story takes quite a few turns, like when the father of Margo’s child and Margo’s former English professor, Mark Gable (Michael Angarano), challenges her for custody of baby Bodhi and when her father tragically relapses into drug addiction towards the end of Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Dauz underwent emergency surgery in an attempt to save her unborn child, but tragically lost her baby, the police said.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
And then there’s the absence of curator Koyo Kouoh, who tragically died of cancer shortly after being diagnosed in 2025.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
Adverb
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David Smith, one of the former owners, reports that despite its wild popularity, the original cake recipe sadly got lost.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Hüller is having a hell of a year, winning the Silver Bear for her role as a woman passing herself off as a male soldier to claim an estate in Rose, and playing the wry, sadly pragmatic head of the international task force in Project Hail Mary, one of the biggest hits of the year.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Eidinger brings sorely needed spark to these miserable proceedings; his profile of sociopathic villainy is, unfortunately or not, the most electric aspect of the film.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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But Roberts explains story beats that unfortunately never made it into the show.—
Reshma Gopaldas,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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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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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
Adverb
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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 19 May. 2026.
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