railed

verb

past tense of rail
as in ranted

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  1. ranted
  2. fulminated
  3. reviled
Verb
  • 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
  • But, for a pitcher who once famously ranted about fastball velocity, this all seems built on a pretty shaky foundation, given those wildly moving radar gun readings.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 9 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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  • For a stock that just debuted a few weeks ago, it's fairly reviled.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of reviled
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