as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding
a jeremiad against the political apathy shown by so many young people
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Recent Examples of jeremiad
This issue is particularly famous for Mona Eltahaway's jeremiad against Arab male culture, and their attitudes toward women.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2012
The piece is a jeremiad against good taste and Hollywood conservatism.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
Buchanan went before a nationwide audience and delivered a startling jeremiad.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 14 July 2022
This slim book on the legacies of colonialism has been described variously as a jeremiad and a mock travel guide.
—Bo Seo, The Atlantic, 1 June 2022
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2012
The piece is a jeremiad against good taste and Hollywood conservatism.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
Buchanan went before a nationwide audience and delivered a startling jeremiad.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 14 July 2022
This slim book on the legacies of colonialism has been described variously as a jeremiad and a mock travel guide.
—Bo Seo, The Atlantic, 1 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeremiad
Noun
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But immigration, Trump’s signature issue during his campaign, was overshadowed at times during his speech on Friday by his bombastic diatribes condemning his political enemies.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Mar. 2025
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But Romero’s diatribe was penned back in July 2016, four months before Trump’s first election victory.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Schwimmer has been vocal on the subject of antisemitism, previously asking Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from X (formerly Twitter) over his antisemitic tirades and actions.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the character goes on impassioned tirades about SpongeBob, leading Hernandez to break character a number of times to the betterment of the bit, which is perhaps aimed at recent blind items by Academy Awards voters who have admitted to neglecting certain movies on negligible criteria.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some filmmakers deliver sermons; Bong serves entertainment.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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While its always welcome to see additional news outlets in the battle for truth, justice and the American way, this philippic certainly doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously as a dispenser of information.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Sep. 2022
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Early Friday morning, around 1 am Eastern, President Donald Trump had published a 102-word philippic to his Facebook and Twitter pages.—
Benjamin Wofford,
Wired,
10 Mar. 2022
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Many of the attacks on Tesla cars and dealerships are allegedly in protest of Elon Musk‘s efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government through pressure from the Department of Government Efficiency.—
Heather Hunter,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Blair, Manpower YES: The current administration’s erratic behavior, both in DOGE attacks on federal agencies and executive orders, have made the business community very nervous.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Despite his criticism over the cost of her preparation or the size of her support team, Wu did well in standing up for the city, Kraft said.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Prominent pro-Israel voices, as well as critics of Israel, defended the movie — or at least called on their allies to tone down the criticism.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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That earned him a gentle lecture from his mom about Michelle, and women in general, not being his property.—
Mara Wilson,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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It’s become common to see Self lecture Storr about his defense on the sideline.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kanye West went on another rant on Wednesday (Mar. 5), which included a message to Drake.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The rant saw Ye praising Adolf Hitler and offering a T-shirt featuring a swastika on his website, a move that led to his marketplace partner Shopify taking down the website) and ushering in condemnation from the ADL, Charlie Puth, Lyor Cohen and others.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Jeremiad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeremiad. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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