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
Postecoglou had the knack of answering a question about his options at right-back with a diatribe about his time at Tottenham Hotspur.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday morning by San Francisco police officers, who recovered a copy of his anti-AI diatribe, a kerosene jug and a lighter, according to the criminal complaint.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Just a few days before McQueen’s historic nomination, Andrew Holness, the country’s Prime Minister, was condemned by local human rights groups for bookending his 2026 budget presentation with a transphobic diatribe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday morning by San Francisco police officers, who recovered a copy of his anti-AI diatribe, a kerosene jug and a lighter, according to the criminal complaint.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Just a few days before McQueen’s historic nomination, Andrew Holness, the country’s Prime Minister, was condemned by local human rights groups for bookending his 2026 budget presentation with a transphobic diatribe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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After the verdict was presented to the court Tuesday, Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, unleashed a fiery tirade at Anthony.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The film explores how comedians parody leaders and help define them to the public, an important conversation currently amid presidential tirades against late night hosts, and after The Late Show With Stephen Colbert closed up shop last month.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
Noun
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His left arm, partially blown off in a grenade attack on October 7, 2023, is visible in the video.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Teams are targeting the champions down their right side, channelling more of their attacks onto that flank.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The book, a broadside at Yale’s faculty and administration, would define the genre of academic jeremiad.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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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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Continue reading … POLITICS SIN CITY SHOWDOWN — Dem rep who went on expletive-laden anti-Trump rant wins primary.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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His online rants were becoming increasingly extreme.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller — the administration’s immigration policy architect — was direct in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday in his xenophobic criticism of African countries specifically.—
Gabe Gutierrez,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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However, the report also drew criticism from some industry experts like Nicholas Anthony, a policy analyst at the nonpartisan, Libertarian-leaning research group Cato Institute.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
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Warnock said in his sermon that the prophet Isaiah provides words of hope but also a road map on how to move forward.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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Asbury himself would traverse some two hundred and fifty thousand miles and preach more than sixteen thousand sermons in the course of forty-five years.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Jacobs staged a performance-lecture at Giorno Poetry Systems in May, and Citarella’s live taping of his podcast, Doomscroll, counted toward his participation in the 2026 Whitney Biennial.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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The event will also include a lecture series by local historians and scholars about the arts on display.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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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.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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