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as in disasters
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the earthquake and the ensuing damage was the worst tragedy to ever befall the city
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as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this
it's the tragedy of many great artists not to be recognized for their genius until after they're dead
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Recent Examples of tragedies
Violence was entrenched as a byproduct of a government that ignored the tragedies faced by those like Shirley Vasquez and her neighbors.
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Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
In 1997, Peart was hit with the first of a double blast of tragedies.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Addressing this issue is seen as critical to preventing further tragedies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, rising economic competition with China, genocide in Myanmar and fears for American democracy call on us to focus our attention on tragedies at global and national levels.
—Claire Foley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Julia Black from the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project emphasized the difficulty of accurately tracking such tragedies in an interview with The Guardian, especially when the boats just vanish.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Teams endured tragedies off the field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
In 1997, Peart was hit with the first of a double blast of tragedies.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Addressing this issue is seen as critical to preventing further tragedies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, rising economic competition with China, genocide in Myanmar and fears for American democracy call on us to focus our attention on tragedies at global and national levels.
—Claire Foley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Julia Black from the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project emphasized the difficulty of accurately tracking such tragedies in an interview with The Guardian, especially when the boats just vanish.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Teams endured tragedies off the field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedies
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Severe weather disasters that result in damage of at least $1 billion now average 23 per year and have doubled since the 2010s, according to Bank of America.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Heroes protect people and society from accidents, disasters, and villains—criminals who use their Quirks for evil.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Those cuts have been felt in the meager US response to the Myanmar quake, according to experts, exposing a void in international relief measures for major catastrophes.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end have failed.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like the tragedy of the recent California wildfires as well as so many other calamities of our time, each one impacts us all to one degree or another.—
Michael B. Teiger,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
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Everyone in the audience laughed when the capybara first appeared onscreen, even the little kid behind us who had cried earlier, scared of some of the calamities befalling the feline hero.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Tragedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedies. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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