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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
Chet Flippo, Vulture, 3 July 2024
People with competing views talk past one another or, worse, as has been happening on campuses, especially since last October, harangue, harass, and silence each other.
—Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
The lack of respect from China was clear starting in March 2021, when the senior Chinese foreign policy official Yang Jiechi harangued U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Anchorage about promoting U.S. democracy.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
More remarkably, Murphy appeals to white audiences while doing routines that border on anti-white harangues.
—Chet Flippo, Vulture, 3 July 2024
People with competing views talk past one another or, worse, as has been happening on campuses, especially since last October, harangue, harass, and silence each other.
—Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Verb
Angela was introduced in the series premiere as the ex-wife of Tommy Norris (played by Billy Bob Thornton), seen only in haranguing FaceTime calls.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
The lack of respect from China was clear starting in March 2021, when the senior Chinese foreign policy official Yang Jiechi harangued U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Anchorage about promoting U.S. democracy.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangue
Noun
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Marcus pointed out Grok’s ideological diatribes and xAI’s decision not to release safety reports that have become industry standards for leading AI models.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
22 July 2025
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Trump focused his speech on Washington, D.C., claiming its murder rate was higher than those of Bogotá, Colombia, and Mexico City, among other cities in the world.—
Jesus Mesa
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The day kicks off, interestingly, with a talk on the value of academic speech from alum Christopher L. Eisgruber, president of Princeton University.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Religious leaders from various faiths attend and speak at the event each year, the Imam said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sweeney's Penny Jo speaks with a stutter, asking if the artifact is really worth half a million dollars.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
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Given the dynamics of last year’s presidential contest, in which worries about rising costs of living played a role in Californian Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump, California’s very high costs for housing and other fundamental living needs, would be fodder for attacks on Newsom in 2028.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Due date for individuals and businesses impacted by recent terrorist attacks in Israel.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Two hours later, she was heard lecturing the children.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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The single most on-the-nose sequence — though there are many — has an unrestrained Christopher Lloyd as a Holocaust survivor conveniently situated to lecture young Clay about the genocidal reality of his experience.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 July 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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Liberal fans accused Sweeney of being too cozy with family members who backed Donald Trump, while right-wingers launched into the usual tirades about cancel culture (and entertained the idea that Sweeney might be one of their own).—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
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Schumer takes victory lap after Trump goes on tirade, nominee confirmation deal blows up | RISING Robby Soave and Niall Stanage weigh in on President Trump’s latest antics against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).—
The Hill,
The Hill,
4 Aug. 2025
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