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
Good thing her sister Harper (Jessy Yates) is on staff — though, shocker, Harper has her own source of traumatic story fuel.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
During an emotional appearance on the podcast In Depth With Graham Bensinger, the Pitch Perfect and Workaholics star recounted how a 2025 medical scare was linked back to a traumatic incident from his youth.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Long was diagnosed with a concussion and resulting injuries while Kaminsky had a fracture and other traumatic injuries to his wrist, which required surgery.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the experience was traumatic, his father, Dennis Pixler, said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
During an emotional appearance on the podcast In Depth With Graham Bensinger, the Pitch Perfect and Workaholics star recounted how a 2025 medical scare was linked back to a traumatic incident from his youth.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Long was diagnosed with a concussion and resulting injuries while Kaminsky had a fracture and other traumatic injuries to his wrist, which required surgery.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the experience was traumatic, his father, Dennis Pixler, said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is especially painful for individuals who are approaching Medicare eligibility, as a conversion might result in substantially higher premiums for Medicare Part B and Part D prescription coverage.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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But amidst this painful reality, a story rooted in joy, agency, and radical self-determination is emerging.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
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Skinner had a terrible time of it for much of the season.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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What is disconcerting is when campaign donors and friends & family have commuted sentences after they have been legally convicted of terrible financial crimes.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, some children may internalize their overwhelming feelings after school to cope and symptoms can be more subtle, Jannot notes.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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Open-concept spaces with hard surfaces can create overwhelming noise levels, increasing stress.—
Bryant Richardson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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And for people who value stability, control or routine, that kind of change can feel deeply unsettling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s also the strange, silent, cubic villagers with long rectangular noses who are deeply unsettling, not to mention the square pigs.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Players who are in strong lineups on teams prone to having awful lineups on the floor in the same games are prone to having skewed impact numbers.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The memes are endless as the LIV Golf star has played awful golf on Sunday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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The anguish was becoming unbearable, borderline exhausting, but also the best Masters of the modern era.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The pressure and perception likely became unbearable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Other times, Claude’s mental activity seems super disturbing and maybe even dangerous.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Just as disturbing and bizarre, at least one juror originally didn’t want to convict Zeigler at all and didn’t vote to do so until after that same judge ordered the bailiff to give her a Valium.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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