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Recent Examples of tragedian
Melville was a pessimist, and a tragedian.
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The Chorus Is Watching The Greek tragedians knew how the story ends when hubris goes unchecked.
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Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Electra, after all, had roles in the works of the tragedians Sophocles and Euripides, among others.
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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.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
In the play, written by the ancient Greek tragedian circa 420 BC, Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2024
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The Chorus Is Watching The Greek tragedians knew how the story ends when hubris goes unchecked.
—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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
In the play, written by the ancient Greek tragedian circa 420 BC, Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedian
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In a TikTok video shared on Monday, June 30, the comedian and podcast host, 34, spoke about getting Dysport, an injectable neurotoxin, in her masseter muscles as a TMJ treatment.
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Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
Noun
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The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.
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My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.
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“Tragedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedian. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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