as in horrible
causing great and lasting pain or distress
The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home.
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Recent Examples of traumatic
Trump's tariffs are a traumatic blow for an industry that has enjoyed free trade across the U.S.-Canada border for decades.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Her body bore no obvious signs of traumatic injury, homicide Lt. Jonathan Dungan said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The report listed Edwards’ cause of death as traumatic blunt force injuries and the manner as accidental.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2025
In the webtoon, Si-eun’s traumatic backstory is told through a series of flashbacks.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Her body bore no obvious signs of traumatic injury, homicide Lt. Jonathan Dungan said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The report listed Edwards’ cause of death as traumatic blunt force injuries and the manner as accidental.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2025
In the webtoon, Si-eun’s traumatic backstory is told through a series of flashbacks.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The alternative — a world in which the United States and China no longer engage in trade — could be economically painful and destabilizing.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Appearance: The condition starts as small, extremely painful blisters on your shins (and sometimes your arms).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
9 May 2025
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Such legislation is meant to destabilize Pakistan’s internal politics, which is in no one’s interests, except those who promoted such a terrible idea in the first place.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Transgender kids, especially under the current president, are facing terrible rights losses and bigotry.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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This series seems increasingly overwhelming for the Warriors’ supporting cast, and increasingly heavy for their stars.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The overwhelming majority of the men that Brané and her team looked into had no criminal records.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Squeezing into the narrow confines, the clang of the metal doors closing and the nearness of their neighbors can be unsettling, if not downright dangerous.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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That's unsettling for Mobile native Darron Patterson.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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Councilmember Vivian Moreno said the timing on the prostitution detectives seems awful, with prostitution appearing to have gotten worse in recent months on Dalbergia Street in Barrio Logan.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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This background informs Idles’ rebellious reflex, whereas awful American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Green Day are merely bratty.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British media and lack of support from the palace.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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His wife has been unbearable to deal with and controlled all aspects of the funeral arrangements.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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The lack of caring about my childhood was so disturbing.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, there is often an undercurrent of mysticism surrounding the egg, with birth and death at the center—a dualism as true as it is sometimes disturbing.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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