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Recent Examples of tragically
When even her attempts at enjoying life’s simpler pleasures — like some chicken parm and coconut cream pie at home with a glass of wine — go tragically awry, Patricia’s disappointment and exasperation are both hilarious and painfully palpable.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
For example, a major plot hole is that the audience learns Layla’s younger sister tragically died following an asthma attack.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Payne tragically died at 31 in October 2024.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The amendment, though tragically late in coming, resolved the nation’s founding contradiction and would surely have met with approval from Revolutionary-era freedom seekers like Freeman.
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New York Times,
22 June 2026
It's been a busy year for the four remaining members of One Direction (Liam Payne tragically passed away in October 2024).
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Beachgoers seeking relief from the recent heat or simply desiring a walk near the ocean have been met over the past week with advisories to stay away and, barring that, warnings to be extremely cautious around waves that have proven tragically powerful along Bay Area coasts.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Shortly afterward, Brookes tragically found her daughter's deceased body.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Their steady output speaks to their popularity far more than their footprint — a tragically common trend in modern Hollywood, where being a viewer’s second screen is often the studio’s first priority.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
For example, a major plot hole is that the audience learns Layla’s younger sister tragically died following an asthma attack.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Payne tragically died at 31 in October 2024.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The amendment, though tragically late in coming, resolved the nation’s founding contradiction and would surely have met with approval from Revolutionary-era freedom seekers like Freeman.
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New York Times,
22 June 2026
It's been a busy year for the four remaining members of One Direction (Liam Payne tragically passed away in October 2024).
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Beachgoers seeking relief from the recent heat or simply desiring a walk near the ocean have been met over the past week with advisories to stay away and, barring that, warnings to be extremely cautious around waves that have proven tragically powerful along Bay Area coasts.
—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Shortly afterward, Brookes tragically found her daughter's deceased body.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Their steady output speaks to their popularity far more than their footprint — a tragically common trend in modern Hollywood, where being a viewer’s second screen is often the studio’s first priority.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
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To its sadly unusual credit, each Enola Holmes film has taken on a different social issue to address, albeit at times rather on the nose-edly.
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The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.
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Summer is peak tick season, and unfortunately, ticks can spread diseases, like Lyme.
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And that consequence, unfortunately, will be borne by those who actually are influenced by it.
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The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases.
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Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.
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But the obstacles blocking James from joining the Wolves are, regrettably, manifold — money being the first and foremost.
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The world, regrettably, has a habit of changing.
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Wilde stars as one half of a struggling couple, unhappily married to a character played by Seth Rogen.
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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