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
In fact, the PLA’s chief periodical regularly publishes diatribes against the notion of an apolitical military.
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Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
Only leverage left Except that Booker’s diatribe was misleading.
—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
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Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
Only leverage left Except that Booker’s diatribe was misleading.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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Hidden in Stroup’s fiery tirades is a poetic flair and penchant for storytelling reminiscent of Kyle Kinane.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel's guitar solo.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 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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After the Lynx suffered an 84-76 loss to the Mercury, Reeve went on a lengthy rant in the postgame press conference.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Bright Eyes were able to hit the road again for an expansive tour, which turned out to be a successful run filled with hearty sing-alongs and Oberst’s signature onstage rants in support of fundamental human rights for trans people and immigrants.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The criticism drew a sharp and dismissive response from Kelani Jordan.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The move came on the heels of NFL analyst Rex Ryan's previous criticisms of Sanders’ outspoken nature.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crashing into Grattan’s church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Goodall’s speaking tours brought her to Miami on many occasions, including an April 2023 lecture at Florida International University’s Ocean Bank Convocation Center and, a decade earlier, to the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center (now Watsco Center) in April 2013.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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This essay was adapted from the Christ Church, Oxford 500th anniversary lecture.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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