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Recent Examples of tragedian
The venue was originally named the Forrest Theatre after famed 19th-century tragedian Edwin Forrest.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Melville was a pessimist, and a tragedian.
—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
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Melville was a pessimist, and a tragedian.
—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
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedian
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Fingscheidt attempts to orchestrate — or to lend Bullock’s hardworking lead performance the classical-tragedienne heft intended.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
24 Nov. 2021
Noun
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Club Kid, arguably the festival’s hottest title in terms of commercial potential, comes from Jordan Firstman, a comedian who built his following through viral Instagram skits during the pandemic before crossing over into features.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, announced last week that the Oscar-winning filmmaker and comedian has donated a major collection of previously unseen documents and photographs to the museum.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.—
David Allen,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tragedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedian. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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