tragedienne

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Recent Examples of tragedienne Fingscheidt attempts to orchestrate — or to lend Bullock’s hardworking lead performance the classical-tragedienne heft intended. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
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Noun
  • Electra, after all, had roles in the works of the tragedians Sophocles and Euripides, among others.
    Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett, the ancient Greek tragedians and Tennessee Williams were among the voices who originally called out to me.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • One moment in particular, just before a Weekend Update segment built around one of Murphy's ideas, still stands out to the now 74-year-old comedian.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Hosted by comedian Greg Davies for BBC One, Sunday’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London ended with victory for shows like Adolescence, The Celebrity Traitors, Andor, Amadeus, Big Boys, Reunion and more.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Tragedienne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedienne. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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