ranted

past tense of rant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ranted 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 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 In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states. City News Service, Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 For several minutes, Nathan ranted about the conditions in the jail. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026 She is outwardly spoken against transgender rights and has ranted several times about Representative Sarah McBride, an openly transgender member of Congress, and her pronouns. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 After the former president ranted at his rallies about our interview with Vice Pres. Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranted
Verb
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Julia Roberts Julia Roberts raved over Fauci while conducting an Instagram Live interview with him as part of ONE Campaign’s new #PassTheMic series.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Like Hernández, fellow wedding guest Greg Olsen raved over meeting Cruise, 64.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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“Ranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranted. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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