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
In a Sunday evening tirade on Truth Social, Trump celebrated Reid's firing while broadly criticizing the network.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Then, in November, Zegler went on a post-presidential election tirade on social media targeting President Donald Trump and his supporters.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
What exactly was Gamergate? On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Of course, 50 Cent had something to say after Ye included him in an online tirade.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Then, in November, Zegler went on a post-presidential election tirade on social media targeting President Donald Trump and his supporters.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
What exactly was Gamergate? On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Of course, 50 Cent had something to say after Ye included him in an online tirade.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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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
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His diatribe smacked of future territorial conquest.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 executive order provides examples of charges brought against Christian pro-life protesters and alleges that Democrats failed to respond to attacks on churches.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In both cases, the criticism is not completely superficial.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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The lecture will feature tribal representatives Stan Rodriguez, Priscilla Ortiz and Andrew Pittman, along with Nan Renner, senior director of strategic partnerships at Birch Aquarium.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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At these exhibitions, Colton would start with a brief lecture explaining the gas and its scientific properties, then invite volunteers from the audience to try it for themselves.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One specific date must be the same for all the Muslim's roughly two-billion population: the Day of Arafah, when millions of pilgrims gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to commemorate the final sermon of Prophet Muhammad.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Leave it to Tom Rothman to tee up CinemaCon, ever the philosopher, with the ultimate sermon that waves the flag for moviegoing.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 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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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirade. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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