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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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangues
Noun
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Leatham, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is prone to loud outbursts that disrupt court proceedings and routinely launches into tirades accusing government attorneys of transphobia.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026 -
These actions came a couple of years after a string of antisemitic tirades led to Ye’s reputational fallout and caused several corporations to sever ties with him.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The department has used its posts on X and other social media sites for years to share everything from policy announcements and speeches by the secretary of state and ambassadors, to fact sheets for travelers and images from around the world.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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There are speeches, and wreaths are laid.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Simon Maghakyan lectures on the 20th anniversary of the destruction of Djulfa in December 2025.—
Simon Maghakyan,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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In her car, Jessica Gabriel’s Lady is an avid listener of DJ Revolution, a fictional radio DJ who lectures passionately about the struggles of modern-day life in Nigeria.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the diatribes have generally been assumed to be her own, not sponsored content.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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But of course, the serenity of a slow-motion unfolding of the day inevitably devolves into the annual discussions, debates and diatribes dedicated to the food of the day.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Censori has the punctiliousness of a Capricorn—her birthday is January 5—but her moon speaks to her artistic, sensitive side.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Roman said that speaks to his heart and mission.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Though attacks are not so frequent in Islamabad, Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence in recent months, largely blamed on Baloch separatist groups and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which is a separate group, but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The overnight attacks follow a recent lull in strikes on energy infrastructure by both sides, which was proposed by the US.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And no one talks much about that.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy, who is in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and heroin, talks frequently about his own struggles with substance use.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The latest remarks to People come nearly a year after speculation swirled that Ye and Censori were on the brink of divorce following yet another one of the rapper’s antisemitic rants on social media.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Looking for better Vic Schaefer went on one of his legendary rants.—
Kirk Bohls,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Harangues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harangues. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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