1
a
: a lengthy discourse
b
: an informal piece of writing (such as a personal letter)
c
: a ranting piece of writing
2
: a strip (as of a plaster of the thickness planned for the coat) laid on as a guide
3
: a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete
Examples of screed in a Sentence
In her screed against the recording industry, she blamed her producer for ruining her career.
Recent Examples on the Web
Glaring disparities Crusius posted an anti-Hispanic screed and visited white nationalist websites.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
In recent years Ye has taken to sharing controversial political and social beliefs online, often spouting antisemitic screeds on X that valorize the swastika symbol and accusing Jews of being untrustworthy, among other things.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Turing evidently helped himself to large handfuls of red forms, scrawling out screeds of notes about Delilah on the blank reverse sides.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The episode comes on the heels of 47-year-old Ye’s latest antisemitic screed, which began the evening of Feb. 6 and lasted into the late morning hours of Feb. 7.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
In recent years Ye has taken to sharing controversial political and social beliefs online, often spouting antisemitic screeds on X that valorize the swastika symbol and accusing Jews of being untrustworthy, among other things.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Turing evidently helped himself to large handfuls of red forms, scrawling out screeds of notes about Delilah on the blank reverse sides.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The episode comes on the heels of 47-year-old Ye’s latest antisemitic screed, which began the evening of Feb. 6 and lasted into the late morning hours of Feb. 7.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screed
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“Screed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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