as in diatribe
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Recent Examples of polemic
That feeling of brotherhood, respect, and community is badly needed now, as the world is fractured by military conflicts, political polemic, and a weakening of the social fabric that knits diverse cultures and views together.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 Feb. 2026
While After the Hunt rushes through how Maggie and Alma’s differences were resolved, Maggie lands a polemic Rolling Stone op-ed that further puts Alma’s tenure in jeopardy.
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Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
His brother Metrodorus struck back with a fiery polemic, Against Timocrates.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Back across the Atlantic, the very nature of such polemic appears under threat.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 Feb. 2026
While After the Hunt rushes through how Maggie and Alma’s differences were resolved, Maggie lands a polemic Rolling Stone op-ed that further puts Alma’s tenure in jeopardy.
—
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
His brother Metrodorus struck back with a fiery polemic, Against Timocrates.
—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Back across the Atlantic, the very nature of such polemic appears under threat.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for polemic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polemic
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On Wednesday night, Kennedy responded to the report with an 871-word diatribe on social media against the reporter, veteran journalist Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and the Times.
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Last year, Karp went on a week-long diatribe mocking investors who sold their shares in the company, as Palantir’s stock price dipped by over 11 percent.
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The Supreme Court's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 160,000 Haitians in South Florida and hundreds of thousands more nationwide has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
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The investigation also compliments previous claims that CCC’s regulations impede coastal infrastructure projects, which has drawn criticism from multiple political fronts over the last year.
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Lion was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the Palisades after what a neighbor described as antisemitic tirades.
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Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.
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Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
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Disney and Paramount Global both kowtowed to weak suits from President Donald Trump agreeing to pay settlements of $15 million and $16 million, respectively, to make the legal harangues go away rather than fighting for ABC News and CBS News.
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Since everyone was modernizing, albeit at different speeds, members of the Libby community did not have to fear the serious consequences of formal public rebuke and ostracization that happen in other Amish communities when a member breaks church rules.
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While such resolutions do not go to the president for his signature or carry the force of law, passage would stand as a powerful, if symbolic, statement from Congress and a rebuke of the administration’s military actions.
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If Trump is at all interested in avoiding further excoriation at home, brevity must be his priority.
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There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.
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Not everyone on the right is onboard with the Kimmel castigation.
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The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine.
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“Polemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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