as in horrible
causing great and lasting pain or distress
The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home.
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Recent Examples of traumatic
Gaza: An analysis in The Lancet found that Palestinian deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries may have been undercounted by 40 percent during the first nine months of the war.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Shields, now 59, opened up about a traumatic procedure performed without her consent that occurred during her 40s to Us Weekly in an article that was published on Wednesday, January 8.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
When a traumatic event leaves the community in shambles, Ellie sets out on a mission to bring those responsible to justice.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
By proactively planning and training, communities can significantly mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack, safeguard their populations and ensure a quicker recovery from such traumatic events.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for traumatic 
Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Shields, now 59, opened up about a traumatic procedure performed without her consent that occurred during her 40s to Us Weekly in an article that was published on Wednesday, January 8.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
When a traumatic event leaves the community in shambles, Ellie sets out on a mission to bring those responsible to justice.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
By proactively planning and training, communities can significantly mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack, safeguard their populations and ensure a quicker recovery from such traumatic events.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for traumatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Spanish government is moving to rein in real estate purchases by foreigners and curb the spread of short-term rentals, part of a series of measures that officials say are necessary to alleviate a painful housing crunch that has rapidly become one of the worst in Europe.—
Liz Alderman,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump also makes clear his intent to apply painful public and government pressure on private-sector DEI practices as well, and does not cloak his reasons.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tasters found these beans under-salted with an overwhelming taste of sweet pepper.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, the result has led to sprawling technology stacks riddled with disconnected tools, overwhelming subscription costs and limited adaptability.—
Amit Mathradas,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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And to think that the ground is ever-changing, well, that's a bit unsettling.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Yes, some of the gross body-horror stuff is very unsettling, but that’s not enough to make this a good movie.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Outside, on First Avenue, the traffic was unbearable.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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For their families, this moment is filled with cautious optimism and unbearable anxiety.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nakamura, the father, was interned along with his Japanese American family during WWII, a shameful and disturbing period in 20th-century American history that has never been fully acknowledged or dealt with on a national level.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is a dark and disturbing script that, circa 1996, would have been better handled by Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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