philippic

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Recent Examples of philippic While its always welcome to see additional news outlets in the battle for truth, justice and the American way, this philippic certainly doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously as a dispenser of information. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 Early Friday morning, around 1 am Eastern, President Donald Trump had published a 102-word philippic to his Facebook and Twitter pages. Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 10 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philippic
Noun
  • The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted.
    Made by History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • That’s not something that can be addressed fully in anything but the most jeremiad-esque of think pieces.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the crash.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Vance then launched into a wide-ranging diatribe about freedom of speech being shackled in Europe.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, more often than not, that clarity comes through speechifying, minor-key tirades and copious use of ’50s-era TV clips that make plain the all-too-obvious parallels between then and now.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke is facing scrutiny after a social media tirade directed at Australian councillors prompted an official report to Tasmania Police.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In March, two days of U.S. attacks killed more than 50 people, Houthi officials said.
    USA Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The attack on Ras Isa Fuel Port marked a widening of the U.S. bombing campaign, which had previously targeted Houthi forces and their command centers elsewhere in Yemen.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The move came after White House staffers lobbed criticism at comments made by Ruffin that were critical of the Trump administration.
    James Powel, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Now-former Chairman Drew Kromer faced criticism and calls for resignation over a staffer’s departure and allegations the party neglected African American voters.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Key foreign leaders have reaffirmed support for Ukraine after Trump’s public harangue of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and taken steps to expand their defense outlays.
    Steve Kopack, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Apr. 2025
  • According to Taylor Swift sermon is at 11 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 27, inside the sanctuary at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., and will stream online at gablesucc.org/live.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Philippic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philippic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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