as in tirades
a long angry speech or scolding
after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room
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as in huffs
to talk loudly and wildly
when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service
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Recent Examples of rants
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking for better Vic Schaefer went on one of his legendary rants.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
Without missing a beat, Erin Evans launched into one of the more memorable rants in college sports history.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Despite the backlash, the rapper continued to share antisemitic rants for the next several years.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Though these actions led to Adidas, Universal Music Group, Balenciaga and more brands to cut ties with him, Ye would continue going on antisemitic rants praising Hitler and Nazis on social media for the next two years.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
The Aussie trio’s rowdy rants, unpretentious attitudes and pub accents come across as the hyperactive equivalent of chasing a can of Red Bull with a round of Malort shots.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
The latest remarks to People come nearly a year after speculation swirled that Ye and Censori were on the brink of divorce following yet another one of the rapper’s antisemitic rants on social media.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking for better Vic Schaefer went on one of his legendary rants.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
Without missing a beat, Erin Evans launched into one of the more memorable rants in college sports history.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Despite the backlash, the rapper continued to share antisemitic rants for the next several years.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Though these actions led to Adidas, Universal Music Group, Balenciaga and more brands to cut ties with him, Ye would continue going on antisemitic rants praising Hitler and Nazis on social media for the next two years.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
The Aussie trio’s rowdy rants, unpretentious attitudes and pub accents come across as the hyperactive equivalent of chasing a can of Red Bull with a round of Malort shots.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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
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Leatham, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is prone to loud outbursts that disrupt court proceedings and routinely launches into tirades accusing government attorneys of transphobia.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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These actions came a couple of years after a string of antisemitic tirades led to Ye’s reputational fallout and caused several corporations to sever ties with him.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the diatribes have generally been assumed to be her own, not sponsored content.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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But of course, the serenity of a slow-motion unfolding of the day inevitably devolves into the annual discussions, debates and diatribes dedicated to the food of the day.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Every year, Oprah raves about her go-to comfortable clothing picks in her Favorite Things List.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Cristobal raves about the two edge rushers in Miami’s 2026 class — Venice (Florida) High’s Asharri Charles or Orlando Lake Nova’s DeAnthony Lafayette.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Though attacks are not so frequent in Islamabad, Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence in recent months, largely blamed on Baloch separatist groups and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which is a separate group, but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The overnight attacks follow a recent lull in strikes on energy infrastructure by both sides, which was proposed by the US.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The vote came after some supervisors issued sharp criticisms of County Executive David Crowley's administration for allowing the lapse to occur.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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And the makers of the show heard those criticisms and responded by…fixing the problem?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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King’s ability to take ideas from White preachers’ bland sermons and convert them to stirring oratory was part of his genius, Miller says.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Rants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rants. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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