as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding
after the inspection by the health department, we had to listen to the manager's tirade about keeping the restaurant's kitchen cleaner
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Recent Examples of tirade
That decision has raised some eyebrows, especially on the heels of xAI’s chatbot, Grok, going on an antisemitic tirade.
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Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
His tirades against Ukraine stood out for their bloodthirsty rhetoric.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
Elia instantly became notorious and was forced to make an apology when Green got wind of the tirade.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
In recent years, Ye's antisemitic rhetoric has spilled over into the public square, with the rapper baking anti-Jewish sentiment into his music and unleashing hateful tirades on social media.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
His tirades against Ukraine stood out for their bloodthirsty rhetoric.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
Elia instantly became notorious and was forced to make an apology when Green got wind of the tirade.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
In recent years, Ye's antisemitic rhetoric has spilled over into the public square, with the rapper baking anti-Jewish sentiment into his music and unleashing hateful tirades on social media.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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Marcus pointed out Grok’s ideological diatribes and xAI’s decision not to release safety reports that have become industry standards for leading AI models.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
22 July 2025
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Given the dynamics of last year’s presidential contest, in which worries about rising costs of living played a role in Californian Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump, California’s very high costs for housing and other fundamental living needs, would be fodder for attacks on Newsom in 2028.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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But just this week, BPD arrested two undocumented immigrants caught on camera carrying out a violent attack in Canton.—
WBFF STAFF,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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With this deal, the UFC has put itself in a position to quiet some of those criticisms.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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YouTube and other social media platforms are cracking down on age verification measures after facing criticism that teens could circumvent their safeguards by signing up with a fake birthdate.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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This young woman blasted us for this oversight in an extended rant on social media.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bruce Springsteen has escalated his beef with Donald Trump, dropping an entire live EP of anti-Trump jeremiads.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Hay dashed off another jeremiad to their associates.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
20 May 2025
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Stamets, always a crowd favorite, will also offer a keynote lecture on how psilocybin mushrooms can save the world.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The country’s poor found a home in this Christian movement that preaches the prosperity gospel, believing that church sermons and donations will lead to wealth on Earth.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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In his sermon, however, Rabbi Chorny described Alligator Alcatraz as not just a political story, but a moral story — and that Holocaust comparisons notwithstanding, it should be debated on its own terms.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Disney and Paramount Global both kowtowed to weak suits from President Donald Trump agreeing to pay settlements of $15 million and $16 million, respectively, to make the legal harangues go away rather than fighting for ABC News and CBS News.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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Key foreign leaders have reaffirmed support for Ukraine after Trump’s public harangue of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and taken steps to expand their defense outlays.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirade. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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