as in tirade
a long angry speech or scolding
he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often
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Recent Examples of diatribe
The vice president came across to her as commanding and compassionate and so unnerved Donald Trump that his false diatribe involving immigrants in Ohio dining on cats and dogs became the highlight reel for much of America.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024
What is the underlying purpose of this national diatribe against our children?
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
Confronted with a choice between Saeed Jalili, an ultra-conservative hardliner known for his theological diatribes, or a lawmaker campaigning on loosening social restrictions and exploring an opening to the West, more than 16 million Iranian voters chose the latter.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
But unlike the other white supremacists in Trump’s orbit, Fuentes doesn’t couch his beliefs in cryptic diatribes about bugmen and elves.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024
What is the underlying purpose of this national diatribe against our children?
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
Confronted with a choice between Saeed Jalili, an ultra-conservative hardliner known for his theological diatribes, or a lawmaker campaigning on loosening social restrictions and exploring an opening to the West, more than 16 million Iranian voters chose the latter.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
But unlike the other white supremacists in Trump’s orbit, Fuentes doesn’t couch his beliefs in cryptic diatribes about bugmen and elves.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
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Today’s tirade is simply a taste of the chaos and division that has been a hallmark of Trump’s MAGA rallies this entire campaign.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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West has been persona non grata in much of mainstream public life after launching a series of antisemitic tirades online in 2022.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jackson showed little remorse for the victims of his violent attacks, which infuriated McManus.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Will Fairview’s high-powered attack, headlined by star senior wideout/running back Jordan Rechel, be enough to make noise in the playoffs after a so-so regular-season schedule?Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Their jeremiads have scared so many people out of some amazing gains.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Occasionally, these jeremiads leak into mainstream culture and the mass media begin to reverberate with a warning: Change your ways, Americans, or there will be hell to pay.James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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The single-camera series follows the arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary), who, after an unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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During the rant, Funk Flex pointed out that Shyne and Combs had made amends following his release, both publicly and privately.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stanley addressed Mohler near the beginning of his sermon.John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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The museum also hosts workshops, lectures, and performances and is planning an exhibition on the workings of quantum physics for next year.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a lecture in 2012, the eminent physicist Freeman Dyson considered (opens a new tab) gravitational waves from the sun, where the violent churning of matter inside the star should constantly send out mild tremors in space-time.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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More remarkably, Murphy appeals to white audiences while doing routines that border on anti-white harangues.Chet Flippo, Vulture, 3 July 2024
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People with competing views talk past one another or, worse, as has been happening on campuses, especially since last October, harangue, harass, and silence each other.Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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