as in diatribe
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Recent Examples of polemic
The question distinguishes the essay from the less adventurous forms of expository prose—the dissertation, the polemic, the article, the campaign speech, the tract, the op-ed, the arrest warrant, the hotel bill.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Biologist Paul Ehrlich appeared on The Tonight Show to tout The Population Bomb, his 1968 polemic about human numbers run amok.
—Ben Goldfarb, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Hailing from the Company Flow school of post-apocalyptic rap deconstruction, the New Yorkers smash together surrealism and polemic in songs whose harmonious soul samples belie an inescapable sense of dread.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
Less structured discussions of controversial ideas often devolve into vociferous polemics that can often be described as arguments.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Biologist Paul Ehrlich appeared on The Tonight Show to tout The Population Bomb, his 1968 polemic about human numbers run amok.
—Ben Goldfarb, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Hailing from the Company Flow school of post-apocalyptic rap deconstruction, the New Yorkers smash together surrealism and polemic in songs whose harmonious soul samples belie an inescapable sense of dread.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
Less structured discussions of controversial ideas often devolve into vociferous polemics that can often be described as arguments.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polemic
Noun
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Biden’s administration urged accountability, but with Trump about to reenter the White House, the wave is receding at an alarming pace, leaving rock pools of fact-free diatribes.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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The fallout in Indy could be considerable if team owner Jim Irsay shares any of the frustrations former Colts punter Pat McAfee expressed in a scorching postgame diatribe.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Signing the best starter remaining on the free-agent market would allay those concerns and quell some of the criticism surrounding Atlanta's quiet offseason.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some media outlets have faced criticism for their coverage of the moment.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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After winning the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay this week, Conclave writer Peter Straughan was asked about Kelly’s tirade.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
12 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s tirade against the outlet comes as the Post reels from a number of key staff departures and lingering questions over its coverage of the incoming administration.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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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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Trump’s threats to take control of the Panama Canal have drawn stern rebukes from the Central American country’s president.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a lengthy, and at times scathing, statement Friday night, McConnell explained his reasoning for shocking Republicans and leveling a rebuke of President Donald Trump by rejecting his nominee to lead the Pentagon.—
Elaine Mallon,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Polemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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