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
The long-term inadvertent adverse consequences could be that society as a whole will lean further and further into emotional tirades.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
His tirades to staff were matched by his abuse of punters in social media forums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
After her tirade, Vinson left the room before the arraignment concluded.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Their behaviors can be as loud as a public tirade or as subtle as withholding praise.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
His tirades to staff were matched by his abuse of punters in social media forums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
After her tirade, Vinson left the room before the arraignment concluded.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Their behaviors can be as loud as a public tirade or as subtle as withholding praise.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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Biden’s administration urged accountability, but with Trump about to reenter the White House, the wave is receding at an alarming pace, leaving rock pools of fact-free diatribes.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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The fallout in Indy could be considerable if team owner Jim Irsay shares any of the frustrations former Colts punter Pat McAfee expressed in a scorching postgame diatribe.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The three women lived in the home on King Road with two other women who went physically unharmed in the early-morning attack, and Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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For more on how to protect yourself from this type of attack, see our advice on avoiding phishing scams.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Signing the best starter remaining on the free-agent market would allay those concerns and quell some of the criticism surrounding Atlanta's quiet offseason.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Trump transition team has not yet responded to a request for comment on criticism of Trump’s plan targeting Canada, Mexico and China specifically.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Apologies for the rant all, but just annoyed at this again.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hurley’s rant about officiating dominated his 15-minute postgame press conference, a venting session after an intense game, which was made closer as Butler shot 15 free throws to UConn’s six in the second half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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New ways need to be developed for easily producing more compelling video lectures so more people can take part in flexible or hybrid learning.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Participants can learn about police operations, practices and objectives through lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on demonstrations, a news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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The bakery went viral this week for selling cookies depicting Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop Mariann Budde, who pled with President Donald Trump to have mercy in her Jan. 21 sermon.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Budde’s sermon followed Trump’s quick Inauguration Day actions and reaction to them.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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