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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
Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But as the threats to women’s reproductive health have come out of Washington, one after another, Cecile Richards has had to be everywhere at once: traveling around the country to meet patients and making constant trips to Washington to educate, lobby, and harangue members of Congress.
—Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
After six months of haranguing the Federal Reserve to slash the federal funds rate despite a persistently strong economy, President Donald Trump finally got a data point proving his case that the labor market is likely softening.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But as the threats to women’s reproductive health have come out of Washington, one after another, Cecile Richards has had to be everywhere at once: traveling around the country to meet patients and making constant trips to Washington to educate, lobby, and harangue members of Congress.
—Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
After six months of haranguing the Federal Reserve to slash the federal funds rate despite a persistently strong economy, President Donald Trump finally got a data point proving his case that the labor market is likely softening.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangue
Noun
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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?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The diatribe closed with Mondo urging his former collaborator to seek redemption.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After making a positive impact on Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) in her season 2 debut, Chef Terry returned in the season 3 finale to deliver a moving speech about the importance of a restaurant being service to the customer — not the food itself.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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After the speeches on the Capitol steps, the crowd marched to 8th Street and then back toward the Capitol.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In addition to testimony about Tammy's physical health, Emma also spoke about her father's religious beliefs, saying that her mother shared them.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The company also spoke about NVLink Fusion, a rack-scale scale up fabric, shown in concept below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The cycle can become so accidentally ubiquitous that the former kids who blissfully existed outside of whatever discourses these trends or bands started in their heyday wonder now, as adults, what was so bad about them in the first place.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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Admissions officers want to see that students will contribute meaningfully to discourse on campus.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
17 July 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
Verb
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Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yours to treasure: to recite under your breath, to whisper in someone’s ear, to declaim at a party.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Does Joyce’s fellow drama kid Alan (Eric Wiegand) hoist a skull aloft and declaim some Shakespeare in a bad English accent?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Harangue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harangue. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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