rants 1 of 2

plural of rant

rants

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rants
Noun
He's gone on numerous rants about the 26-year-old, most recently calling him childish for his actions in Dallas' preseason finale. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 Newsom has also been relishing the role of egging on conservative politicians, commentators and celebrities by mimicking the president's all-caps social media rants. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rants
Noun
  • 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
  • Earlier this month, he was sued by a former Yeezy staffer who claims Kanye subjected him to antisemitic tirades.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But this group’s ceiling hinges largely on former five-star prospect Justin Scott and Ahmad Moten; Taylor raves about Scott’s upside and said Moten has the ability to be the best defensive lineman in the country.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Joseph raves about his football IQ.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats like Bell continue to defend Israel from progressive attacks.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Terrorists expanded their use of the internet for a wide range of activities, including planning attacks, radicalization and recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and fundraising.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Following Kirk’s death, his supporters flooded X with their criticisms of the episode.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the backdrop, the film also weathered criticisms over its portrayal of Mexico and transpeople.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wicks’ sermons tend toward the extreme fire-and-brimstone, vengeance-is-mine variety.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, Jud gets sent to a small-town church, Our Lady of Perpetual Grace, which the resident priest, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), has run into the ground with his fiery sermons.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Rants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rants. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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