: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
Examples of tirade in a Sentence
He went into a tirade about the failures of the government.
The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss.
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In the lengthy tirade, the Raising Kanan star expressed his desire to release himself from his label, unleashed his frustrations about Columbia’s processes, and gripes with the industry at large.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
The partnership was unveiled on the heels of Grok last week launching into an antisemitic tirade after it was updated to reduce its reliance on mainstream media sources.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
And former Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia, whose long-winded, expletive-laden 1983 tirade against Cubs fans was cemented in the team history, died Wednesday.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
His decision, however, was apparently made easier after Trump launched a multi-post social-media tirade against the Senator after Tillis voted on Saturday against advancing the President’s massive tax-and-spending legislative priority, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 June 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
The partnership was unveiled on the heels of Grok last week launching into an antisemitic tirade after it was updated to reduce its reliance on mainstream media sources.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
And former Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia, whose long-winded, expletive-laden 1983 tirade against Cubs fans was cemented in the team history, died Wednesday.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
His decision, however, was apparently made easier after Trump launched a multi-post social-media tirade against the Senator after Tillis voted on Saturday against advancing the President’s massive tax-and-spending legislative priority, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 June 2025
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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