as in diatribe
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Recent Examples of polemic
And repulsion is the animating sentiment of Mishra’s new polemic, The World After Gaza.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
And repulsion is the animating sentiment of Mishra’s new polemic, The World After Gaza.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For her inaugural festival, Tuttle has made an effort to downplay political polemics, in an attempt to avoid scenes like those at last year’s Berlinale, which saw the closing night ceremony turn into a very loud and public debate over the war in Gaza.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Whatever their political position, few Berlinale attendees would like to see a repeat of last year’s polemics.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
And repulsion is the animating sentiment of Mishra’s new polemic, The World After Gaza.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For her inaugural festival, Tuttle has made an effort to downplay political polemics, in an attempt to avoid scenes like those at last year’s Berlinale, which saw the closing night ceremony turn into a very loud and public debate over the war in Gaza.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Whatever their political position, few Berlinale attendees would like to see a repeat of last year’s polemics.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polemic
Noun
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Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling What To Know Morello unleashed a diatribe against Trump during his performance at the Boston Calling music festival over the weekend, defending Springsteen after the latter drew the president's wrath recently.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Lander’s criticism of Israel is much more muted and that of a liberal Zionist.—
Steven W. Thrasher
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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After Fox News announced Trump's hiring, criticism followed.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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But once Hudson informed him that Gibson had already tossed him, Roberts unleashed the type of tirade that’s been rare during his 10-year managerial career.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Even Meta, which folded its Libra stablecoin amidst a tirade of regulatory backlash, has considered re-entering the space.—
Christopher Perkins,
Forbes.com,
16 June 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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Public-library supporters qualified for the June 10 special election two library measures that were meant as a rebuke to the council’s fixation on the city’s public-library system.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Penske's response is the first public rebuke by a major company against the group and the decision could affect its ability to rent trucks in the future.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“Polemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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