as in tirade
a long angry speech or scolding
he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often
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Recent Examples of diatribe
Only leverage left Except that Booker’s diatribe was misleading.
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
The form accommodates most manner of daily experience: dentist visits, to-do lists, ailments, poems, fights, books read, inner thoughts, philosophical diatribes, and transcripts of babble.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
His meatier responses become news stories, and few have traveled so far, or with such fervor, as his 2023 diatribes eviscerating ChatGPT.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 July 2025
Marcus pointed out Grok’s ideological diatribes and xAI’s decision not to release safety reports that have become industry standards for leading AI models.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
The form accommodates most manner of daily experience: dentist visits, to-do lists, ailments, poems, fights, books read, inner thoughts, philosophical diatribes, and transcripts of babble.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
His meatier responses become news stories, and few have traveled so far, or with such fervor, as his 2023 diatribes eviscerating ChatGPT.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 July 2025
Marcus pointed out Grok’s ideological diatribes and xAI’s decision not to release safety reports that have become industry standards for leading AI models.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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When Jeremiah wakes up the next morning, his tirade really starts to heat up.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Russian launched a tirade at the chair umpire after a photographer stepped onto the court surface before repeatedly hitting his racket against his bench at the match’s conclusion.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As aid groups say famine has already taken hold, the assault risks the lives of remaining hostages—captured by Hamas in its October 2023 attack—while Netanyahu faces mounting political turmoil at home, even as Washington continues to hold Hamas responsible for prolonging the conflict.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even when put under lighter sanctions in 2018, during the Salisbury chemical attack, claims of election interference, and criminal cyber operations continued.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bruce Springsteen has escalated his beef with Donald Trump, dropping an entire live EP of anti-Trump jeremiads.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Hay dashed off another jeremiad to their associates.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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See Kelly Price’s rant about Black women above and her full spill here.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Waters’ rant about Osbourne continued with another dig at one of Ozzy’s most infamous moments.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mourinho’s arrival at United was a response to some of the criticisms directed at his predecessor, Louis van Gaal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much of his criticism originates to when Elon Musk, a South African native, was a member of his administration.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reality is for the Benedictine Class of 24 and the millions of women watching, Harrison Butker delivered a sermon on women’s limitations.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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As for the general thrust of his sermons?—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At an early lecture of Alaoui’s, one silent member of the audience seems unusually intent on his words.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each lecture in the series is free for Birch Aquarium members and $12 for non-members.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Aug. 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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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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