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noun

plural of harangue

as in tirades

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 speeches

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the dictator's lengthy harangue before a captive audience

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verb

present tense third-person singular of harangue

as in lectures

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 discourses

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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Noun

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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Noun

Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Lion was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the Palisades after what a neighbor described as antisemitic tirades.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of tirades

Noun

Dozens of community members attended to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning, where project leaders and investors gave speeches before patrons could tour the first and second floor of the building.

— Julianna Mejia July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
However, these recent speeches might also imply that officials may be waiting for a little more data before potentially raising interest rates.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of speeches

Verb

In fact, they were borne out of more practical considerations, said Elizabeth Morton, a planning and urban design consultant who lectures at George Washington University.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2026
Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Definition of lectures

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Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes.

— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Academics in particular knew the impact of his anti-college diatribes, demonizing of university professors, and literal targeting of them with Professor Watchlist.

— Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of diatribes

Verb

Madison Police Chief John Patterson speaks to the media after the fatal police shooting Wednesday.

— Marin Scott, NBC news, 23 July 2026
This year’s selection speaks to the creative boldness of its filmmakers, the richness of their artistic approaches and the exceptional quality of production throughout South-East Europe.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of speaks

Verb

And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Definition of rants

Noun

Harbaugh had tense standoffs with legacy defenders Ed Reed, Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs and, during the 2012 season, held a sitdown with his players to address their vicious and personal attacks on his approach.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved part of its enriched uranium stockpile to Pickaxe Mountain after last June’s attacks, an Israeli source familiar with the matter told CNN.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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