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as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding
launched into a long harangue about poor customer service without realizing that I wasn't even an employee!
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as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the dictator's lengthy harangue before a captive audience
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as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West
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as in to discourse
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves
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Recent Examples of harangue
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week.
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George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week.
—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangue
Noun
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In response to a complaint from former Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, Herbstreit posted a lengthy diatribe on X completely misunderstanding the modern game.
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On Wednesday night, Kennedy responded to the report with an 871-word diatribe on social media against the reporter, veteran journalist Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and the Times.
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In a June 30 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, the Republican lawmaker said he was hospitalized several months ago and diagnosed with depression.
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Steinbaugh argued the email was protected speech under the First Amendment and does not represent a legitimate threat.
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While Blutinger was speaking, history professor Jonathan Roth attempted to take video of the protesters in the hallway and got into a physical altercation with a female student who tried to block him from doing so.
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The two spoke during a roundtable meeting in Thornton hosted by the America First Policy Institute.
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This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.
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From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
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The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.
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Twice in recent days, the United States has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran following drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Some commentators in the United States have taken the opportunity to lecture Europeans, and perhaps even indulge in a little schadenfreude.
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The work, then, is not to lecture communities into trusting us.
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Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.
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More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
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Instead of pushing or trash talking in response to Bonner’s tirade, Cunningham simply pointed her finger directly at Bonner from a few feet away for over 22 seconds.
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Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
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“Harangue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harangue. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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