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
Owens went on a diatribe against Tessitore, accusing him of kissing Cody’s ass.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
His leftist political diatribe is exactly what drove the success of Republicans in the last election.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Russo unleashed an angry diatribe.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
In a speech shortly after his inauguration on Monday, the new president launched into a lengthy diatribe against wind turbines.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
His leftist political diatribe is exactly what drove the success of Republicans in the last election.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Russo unleashed an angry diatribe.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
In a speech shortly after his inauguration on Monday, the new president launched into a lengthy diatribe against wind turbines.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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Unfortunately, more often than not, that clarity comes through speechifying, minor-key tirades and copious use of ’50s-era TV clips that make plain the all-too-obvious parallels between then and now.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke is facing scrutiny after a social media tirade directed at Australian councillors prompted an official report to Tasmania Police.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2025
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In March, two days of U.S. attacks killed more than 50 people, Houthi officials said.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The attack on Ras Isa Fuel Port marked a widening of the U.S. bombing campaign, which had previously targeted Houthi forces and their command centers elsewhere in Yemen.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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That’s not something that can be addressed fully in anything but the most jeremiad-esque of think pieces.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2024
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Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has transferred his unhinged X/Twitter rants to his latest interview with DJ Akademiks.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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For an artist so focused on the future, criticism doesn’t slow him down.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The messaging also included criticism of U.S. policy that echoed China's public statements.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.—
Dominic Pino,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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According to Taylor Swift sermon is at 11 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 27, inside the sanctuary at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., and will stream online at gablesucc.org/live.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Key foreign leaders have reaffirmed support for Ukraine after Trump’s public harangue of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and taken steps to expand their defense outlays.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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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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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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