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Recent Examples of tragedian
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.
—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
Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Based on the Greek tragedian Euripides’s tale of Medea, the opera is centered on a scorned Medea whose thirst for vengeance can only be quenched with murder.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
No actor has ever emerged as fully formed, as original and with such unique timing as Streisand does here, gracefully blending romantic lead with outrageous clown, Broadway belter and heartbreaking tragedian.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
The judge was quoting words written by Aeschylus, a Greek tragedian who lived around 500 B.C.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
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
Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Based on the Greek tragedian Euripides’s tale of Medea, the opera is centered on a scorned Medea whose thirst for vengeance can only be quenched with murder.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
No actor has ever emerged as fully formed, as original and with such unique timing as Streisand does here, gracefully blending romantic lead with outrageous clown, Broadway belter and heartbreaking tragedian.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
The judge was quoting words written by Aeschylus, a Greek tragedian who lived around 500 B.C.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedian
Noun
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But in his everyday style, the comedian is all about striking a balance: Americana with whimsy, streetwear with formalwear.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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The comedian hopes the city and its population can all take some time to process, but understands his responsibility in bringing everyone together and helping people to move forward.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2019
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Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Oct. 2017
Noun
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Trump’s attacks were historically atypical: Most politicians actually did seem to get the joke, sometimes even sharing the stage with their impressionists.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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So, like four Rashomons, if Rashomon had an impressionist doing their best Ed Sullivan at one point in each segment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Tragedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedian. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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