tragedienne

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Recent Examples of tragedienne Fingscheidt attempts to orchestrate — or to lend Bullock’s hardworking lead performance the classical-tragedienne heft intended. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedienne
Noun
  • Electra, after all, had roles in the works of the tragedians Sophocles and Euripides, among others.
    Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett, the ancient Greek tragedians and Tennessee Williams were among the voices who originally called out to me.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For Stalter, a stand-up comedian who became a go-to scene stealer on Hacks, Too Much proved to be an unexpected gift from Dunham, who wrote the female protagonist with Stalter’s voice in mind after discovering her videos on TikTok.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
  • If nothing else, the comedians remain united by a common goal.
    Daniel Brown, New York Times, 11 July 2025

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“Tragedienne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedienne. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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