as in diatribe
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Recent Examples of polemic
There will be plenty of discussion, polemic and requests.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2025
In this blend of history and polemic, Gram argues that the design industry has become a handmaiden of capitalism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
By turns hilarious, horrifying, and sublime, Mo broadens horizons by eschewing polemic in favor of conversation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 June 2025
Apart from fierce polemics, the election has generated widespread confusion.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2025
In this blend of history and polemic, Gram argues that the design industry has become a handmaiden of capitalism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
By turns hilarious, horrifying, and sublime, Mo broadens horizons by eschewing polemic in favor of conversation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 June 2025
Apart from fierce polemics, the election has generated widespread confusion.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polemic
Noun
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Is this what we’re supposed to take away from this anatomy-of-a-scandal diatribe that can’t bother to anatomize the scandal or what surrounds it all?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The diatribe closed with Mondo urging his former collaborator to seek redemption.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mourinho’s arrival at United was a response to some of the criticisms directed at his predecessor, Louis van Gaal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much of his criticism originates to when Elon Musk, a South African native, was a member of his administration.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel's guitar solo.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump's online onslaught comes after Newsom's office marked Labor Day with an all-caps tirade against Trump's policies, while the president and the White House shared more traditional messaging about celebrating workers.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Disney and Paramount Global both kowtowed to weak suits from President Donald Trump agreeing to pay settlements of $15 million and $16 million, respectively, to make the legal harangues go away rather than fighting for ABC News and CBS News.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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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
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The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both China and North Korea have remained steadfast supporters of Putin during his war in Ukraine and amid rebuke from the West.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Polemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemic. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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