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also tragical
as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
in a tragic turn of events the area's sole remaining steel mill suddenly closed
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Recent Examples of tragic
Following the tragic incident, an investigation was launched by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But that changed, Kerlikowske said, and the administration launched wide-scale raids in California, Chicago and Minneapolis, with tragic results.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The tragic death of Diogo Jota was unprecedented, and there was no time for Slot or his players to really grieve because the new season was just five weeks away.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, Verona was ruled by the della Scala (Scaliger) family, under whose reign the fictional Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fell in love and met their tragic ends in Shakespeare’s famed play.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But that changed, Kerlikowske said, and the administration launched wide-scale raids in California, Chicago and Minneapolis, with tragic results.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The tragic death of Diogo Jota was unprecedented, and there was no time for Slot or his players to really grieve because the new season was just five weeks away.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, Verona was ruled by the della Scala (Scaliger) family, under whose reign the fictional Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fell in love and met their tragic ends in Shakespeare’s famed play.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragic
unfortunate
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Even before the president set off this unfortunate round of gerrymandering, Democratic states such as New York and Illinois were already heavily gerrymandered.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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He’s beaten by thugs with a crowbar for an unfortunate outburst, exploited by neighbors in the council estate and arrested, all because people don’t understand Tourette syndrome.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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