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
A week prior, Ye launched his latest antisemitic and misogynistic tirade on X, dubbing himself a Nazi and praising Hitler.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance had clearly long prepared this tirade as a starting gun for the second Trump administration’s bid to refuel populism across Europe.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has commented on Conor McGregor's angry reaction following his last win, saying that the Irishman's tirades against his family are down to his embarrassment about his submission defeat to Khabib more than six years ago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
West’s recent social media tirades against Jewish people and on the Censori’s Grammys red carpet moment have placed his behavior in a new light, the law firm representing the plaintiff said in a press release.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance had clearly long prepared this tirade as a starting gun for the second Trump administration’s bid to refuel populism across Europe.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has commented on Conor McGregor's angry reaction following his last win, saying that the Irishman's tirades against his family are down to his embarrassment about his submission defeat to Khabib more than six years ago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
West’s recent social media tirades against Jewish people and on the Censori’s Grammys red carpet moment have placed his behavior in a new light, the law firm representing the plaintiff said in a press release.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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Who can forget Miranda’s diatribe on cerulean blue?—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
6 Dec. 2024
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Vance then launched into a wide-ranging diatribe about freedom of speech being shackled in Europe.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But in light of ongoing attacks against PayPal accounts using emails sent from genuine PayPal addresses, how will this help protect you from hackers and scammers?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since then, Starmer has kept a tight lid on any criticism of the president from within his ranks.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The chairwoman at the time, Cynthia Brumback, departed amid criticism of how the exhibition proceeded despite having received FBI queries into their provenance as early as July 2021.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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After West went on a series of antisemitic rants in fall 2022, Donda became collateral damage with families pulling their children out and several teachers leaving.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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His comments triggered widespread condemnation, including from Australian field hockey international Rosie Malone, who posted a clip of his rant on her Instagram account.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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That tracks with a 2017 video lecture Baldoni gave as part of a Baha’i Teachings series titled What if Birth and Death Are Actually the Same?—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Pope said his treatment continues and thanked medical staff for their dedication in the text of Sunday’s sermon, which was sent to the press in advance.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Every day a quarter of the world's population turns to Mecca to pray and listen to sermons.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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But as the threats to women’s reproductive health have come out of Washington, one after another, Cecile Richards has had to be everywhere at once: traveling around the country to meet patients and making constant trips to Washington to educate, lobby, and harangue members of Congress.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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