1
a
: a lengthy discourse
b
: an informal piece of writing (such as a personal letter)
c
: a ranting piece of writing
2
: a strip (as of a plaster of the thickness planned for the coat) laid on as a guide
3
: a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete
Examples of screed in a Sentence
In her screed against the recording industry, she blamed her producer for ruining her career.
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In the meantime, Chiles has been bullied by more than just the IOC; she has been relentlessly ripped on social media, including with racist screeds.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The group laced its propaganda with anti-Shiite screeds and frequently attacked the Hazara, a Shiite minority in Afghanistan.
—Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
When Crooks was 17, federal authorities foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer that was hatched by a right-wing militia group that posted violent antigovernment screeds.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 July 2024
But Congress and the Biden administration ultimately did not develop new rules that would make tech giants more responsible for the violent screeds or falsehoods that circulate on their platforms.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The group laced its propaganda with anti-Shiite screeds and frequently attacked the Hazara, a Shiite minority in Afghanistan.
—Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
When Crooks was 17, federal authorities foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer that was hatched by a right-wing militia group that posted violent antigovernment screeds.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 July 2024
But Congress and the Biden administration ultimately did not develop new rules that would make tech giants more responsible for the violent screeds or falsehoods that circulate on their platforms.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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“Screed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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