inveigh

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Recent Examples of inveigh Surgeon General Everett Koop issued a 1982 report showing that 30 percent of all cancer deaths were attributable to smoking, and used his bully pulpit to inveigh against the hazards of secondhand smoke. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 Meanwhile, pro-Taliban women have held a countermarch, and a group wearing niqabs — a conservative face veil showing only their eyes — sat in a Kabul University lecture hall on Saturday to hear speakers inveigh against the liberal women who protested earlier in the week. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021 Meanwhile, pro-Taliban women have held a countermarch, and a group wearing niqabs — a conservative face veil showing only their eyes — sat in a Kabul University lecture hall on Saturday to hear speakers inveigh against the liberal women who protested earlier in the week. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Last weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Ohio, in large part to inveigh against a congressman: Anthony Gonzalez, a Republican. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for inveigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveigh
Verb
  • Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Yost and others who opposed the sale of books from the library complained that HUC should not sell part of its collection to ease its financial problems.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the Target employees announced the launch, the fans screamed and were called up to the counter one by one.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The canine was filmed barking and whining incessantly while balancing himself on his owner's knees.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Inveigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveigh. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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