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
Is this what we’re supposed to take away from this anatomy-of-a-scandal diatribe that can’t bother to anatomize the scandal or what surrounds it all?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
The diatribe closed with Mondo urging his former collaborator to seek redemption.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Only leverage left Except that Booker’s diatribe was misleading.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
The diatribe closed with Mondo urging his former collaborator to seek redemption.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Only leverage left Except that Booker’s diatribe was misleading.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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And Elon Musk's tirade against NASA as the agency tries to get to the moon before China.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Michael ended his tirade and walked out of the studio.—
Dan Beck,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But in the final weeks of the race, both campaigns traded personal attacks.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 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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Whether likening transition to conversion therapy or calling trans women men, Rowling’s outlandish anti-trans rants have been making headlines for years.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
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Adidas has sought to put the Yeezy affair behind it since ending the highly profitable partnership with the brand’s designer – the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West – over his antisemitic rants.—
Reuters 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the new Wake Up Dead Man, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigates the death of a monsignor seconds after his last sermon.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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After 2018, Jin transformed Zion Church into a semi-virtual network, uploading sermons online and encouraging members around the country to gather and watch sessions together.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chapter Five is actually just a lecture that somebody gives—somebody who turns out to be the protagonist, Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But at a lecture in Tel Aviv, Israel, about 25 years ago, the audience’s response took Lack by surprise.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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