tragically

adverb

Definition of tragicallynext
as in sadly

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Recent Examples of tragically The world will become tragically, unbearably competent, a surface without a seam. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 That blaze tragically caused the deaths of almost the entire Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot team when flames accelerated through dry, dense, shrubby terrain and overtook 19 elite firefighters. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026 For the same price, fans can purchase a Sean Taylor T-Shirt with the likeness of the former safety in his Redskins uniform before he was tragically slain in 2007. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Her rapid journey into advocacy was sparked by a serendipitous encounter with Association representatives at a corporate event, shortly before tragically losing her mother to the disease last November. — Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 At least two people in Michigan with existing medical conditions even tragically died after contracting the parasite. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 Remembering Hayden Panettiere The versatile actor died tragically last weekend. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Despite the bravado of his flowing mullet and leopard print G-string, Pat is tragically ill-equipped for today’s rules of engagement. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Award-winning actress Hayden Panettiere tragically died on Sunday, August 16, at age 36. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
  1. sadly
  2. unfortunately
  3. lamentably
  4. regrettably
  5. unhappily
Adverb
  • Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The suite is named The Endeavour, after the airplane of a former owner’s daughter, aviatrix Elsie Mackay, who attempted to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic a year after Charles Lindbergh and sadly disappeared somewhere along the way.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • This very perfunctory cover unfortunately does nothing to build on the original.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The guys in this locker room believe in each other, and even the guys who, unfortunately, aren’t here, believed in this team.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfortunately
Adverb
  • 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.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Definition of lamentably
Adverb
  • Basically, Cleveland has a turnkey offense waiting for its 2027 quarterback, who, regrettably, is still in college.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Grant, regrettably, was ranked 36th and last for his work on 10 snaps, though that’s too small a sample size to make any conclusions whatsoever.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of regrettably
Adverb
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of unhappily

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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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