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
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Mr. Romualdez and Mr. Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and education secretary.
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Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Romualdez and Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and Education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Trump took a stronger stance on the subject during an infamous tirade in September that year at a rally for Republican Sen. Luther Strange.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
Her latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Romualdez and Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice president and Education secretary.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Trump took a stronger stance on the subject during an infamous tirade in September that year at a rally for Republican Sen. Luther Strange.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
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Katie doesn’t wait for an answer, launching into a page-and-a-half diatribe against her sibling.Azazel Jacobs, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Corrie mostly reports on daily events, but the play allows her one diatribe, in the form of a message to her mother.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
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Earlier this year, the organization also determined that the Islamic State group used mustard gas in an attack on the town of Marea.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Iranian tactics Iran and Israel have been waging a shadow espionage war for decades, using spies and informants to gather intelligence to carry out attacks against each other.Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some Israelis demand cease-fire deal, return of hostages Netanyahu faces mounting pressure and criticism from Israelis frustrated with the lack of a cease-fire deal to secure the release of the around 100 remaining hostages in Gaza as the war has raged for more than a year.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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This requires you to put your ego aside and stay genuinely open to new ideas, concerns and even criticisms.Rhoan Morgan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Bianca rants to her boss Isabel about how Jimmy Tejero’s death must be the Jackal’s work, but Isabel shuts her down, reminding her that the case is closed and ordering her to take time off.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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West’s antisemitic rants were also the reason why his Gap and Adidas partnerships ended.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame puts an exclamation point on celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with a special lecture Thursday.Troy Smith, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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The mosque, one of the world's oldest dating back some 1,200 years, is a beloved symbol of Syria, and sermons there -- like all mosque sermons across Syria -- were tightly controlled under Assad's rule.ALBERT AJI AND MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The mosque, one of the world’s oldest dating back some 1,200 years, is a beloved symbol of Syria, and sermons there like all mosque sermons across Syria had been tightly controlled under Assad’s rule.Albert Aji and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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