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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bright Eyes were able to hit the road again for an expansive tour, which turned out to be a successful run filled with hearty sing-alongs and Oberst’s signature onstage rants in support of fundamental human rights for trans people and immigrants.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Curb’s team brought Susie’s rants, Jeff’s lies, Cheryl’s suffering and Leon’s bad advice to life, scene by scene, set by set, edit by edit.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
After visiting the White House in 2018 and having a difficult phone call with then-wife Kim Kardashian, the disgraced rapper — who lost his talent agent in February following a series of antisemitic rants — confronts his then-mother-in-law Kris Jenner.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Kirk was channeled earlier in the episode by Cartman, who started a conservative podcast after accusing fellow South Park Elementary student Clyde of stealing his rants.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
In an era when the only things that truly attract significant news audience seem to be are on-air conflict and partisan rants, Feist, who was named the organization’s CEO last year, thinks there is new business to be found in programming that avoids such stuff.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bright Eyes were able to hit the road again for an expansive tour, which turned out to be a successful run filled with hearty sing-alongs and Oberst’s signature onstage rants in support of fundamental human rights for trans people and immigrants.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Curb’s team brought Susie’s rants, Jeff’s lies, Cheryl’s suffering and Leon’s bad advice to life, scene by scene, set by set, edit by edit.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
After visiting the White House in 2018 and having a difficult phone call with then-wife Kim Kardashian, the disgraced rapper — who lost his talent agent in February following a series of antisemitic rants — confronts his then-mother-in-law Kris Jenner.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Kirk was channeled earlier in the episode by Cartman, who started a conservative podcast after accusing fellow South Park Elementary student Clyde of stealing his rants.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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Hidden in Stroup’s fiery tirades is a poetic flair and penchant for storytelling reminiscent of Kyle Kinane.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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Ndiweni raves about how well prepared Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and his staff were before the game.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Luckel raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The attacks included gunmen who used gliders to enter Israel.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Executives appear worried the attacks are driven by conspiracy theories linking 5G cell towers to health risks, a concern that also sparked similar vandalism against cell sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Notable criticisms or calls for change from Sharaa’s Sunni base emerged such as Syrian tycoon Ayman al-Asfari, who was among dozens of signatories on a July 23 statement demanding an inclusive government and new constitution.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of Collier’s criticisms of Engelbert was addressing poor officiating.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Rants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rants. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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