as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding
after the inspection by the health department, we had to listen to the manager's tirade about keeping the restaurant's kitchen cleaner
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Recent Examples of tirade
His coarse language, angry tirades, racial and cultural animus, blatant disregard for the truth and outright misogyny drew both rabid followers and harsh repudiation.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Many Americans and the institutions that cover him have grown so used to Trump—to his tirades, lies, and buffoonery—that his behavior can fade into the background of our cultural discourse, his shamelessness and unfitness for office taken almost for granted.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Mr. Romualdez and Mr. Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Romualdez and Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and Education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Many Americans and the institutions that cover him have grown so used to Trump—to his tirades, lies, and buffoonery—that his behavior can fade into the background of our cultural discourse, his shamelessness and unfitness for office taken almost for granted.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Mr. Romualdez and Mr. Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Romualdez and Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and Education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
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Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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The mega producer has been using his production company logo (which is flashed for a second at the end of each episode) for decades to share essays, make jokes and write diatribes about the world around him.Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Russian authorities have clamped down on migration following a terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region, which killed 145 people, and injured around 500.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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There are about 15 of them left now — survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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The professional wrestler also gave a direct response to a user who appeared to be poking fun at people’s criticisms that her edibles were too accessible to the dog.Bailey Richards, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Francis has long welcomed frank and open debates and even has welcomed criticism of his own work.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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This wasn’t Joe Judge’s infamous 11-minute rant late in the 2021 season.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Then, after Adams nails this rant of maternal sound and fury, signifying that the kids may be all right but the matriarchs of the world are anything but, Heller rewinds and resets the moment.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 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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This shift is a clear challenge to the dominance of traditional lectures and standardized assessments.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dylan rejects Seeger’s sermon, takes the stage, and blasts the old folk establishment with his electric Stratocaster.Nina Silber / Made by History, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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Next to the altar where Isaac delivers sermons is an unusual Nativity scene: For the second Christmas in a row, the baby Jesus is wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, and nestled on a pile of rubble.Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 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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