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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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In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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Overall, there’s $110 billion for a number of disasters – Helene, Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Mawar, tornadoes and wildfires – within the American Relief Act 2025, also known as House Resolution 10545.—
Alan Wooten | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Dec. 2024
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This spaceplane would advance space exploration and satellite delivery until ultimately being retired following a series of high-profile and tragic catastrophes.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2024
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Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2024
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Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration, to be fair, had less time to deal with America’s deeper health issues, because it was forced to deal with at least a few calamities.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Tragedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedies. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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