railed

verb

past tense of rail
as in ranted

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  1. ranted
  2. fulminated
  3. reviled
Verb
  • Membership was open to the lazy, the unemployed and anyone who mostly ranted.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Rinderknecht allegedly ranted to passengers about Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, capitalism and vigilantism, The Associated Press reported.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Definition of ranted
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  • Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of fulminated
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  • The Houthi rebels have long been backed by Iran and reviled by Saudi Arabia.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • For a stock that just debuted a few weeks ago, it's fairly reviled.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of reviled
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