as in tirade
a long angry speech or scolding
he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often
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Recent Examples of diatribe
In a speech shortly after his inauguration on Monday, the new president launched into a lengthy diatribe against wind turbines.
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Brad Plumer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Continuing a trend that has plagued the Paramount+ streaming series from the start, an otherwise entertaining scene became a vehicle for a random diatribe against renewable energy and climate change activists.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Biden’s administration urged accountability, but with Trump about to reenter the White House, the wave is receding at an alarming pace, leaving rock pools of fact-free diatribes.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
The fallout in Indy could be considerable if team owner Jim Irsay shares any of the frustrations former Colts punter Pat McAfee expressed in a scorching postgame diatribe.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brad Plumer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Continuing a trend that has plagued the Paramount+ streaming series from the start, an otherwise entertaining scene became a vehicle for a random diatribe against renewable energy and climate change activists.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Biden’s administration urged accountability, but with Trump about to reenter the White House, the wave is receding at an alarming pace, leaving rock pools of fact-free diatribes.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
The fallout in Indy could be considerable if team owner Jim Irsay shares any of the frustrations former Colts punter Pat McAfee expressed in a scorching postgame diatribe.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
Noun
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After a week of social media tirades and tense microphone diplomacy, the gruesome battle has somehow faded into the background.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The same players refusing to step on the badge in the name of sportsmanship will, two hours later, be throwing themselves to the floor clutching their face in an attempt to get an opponent sent off and aiming a tirade of profanities at the referee.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Their jeremiads have scared so many people out of some amazing gains.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2024
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Occasionally, these jeremiads leak into mainstream culture and the mass media begin to reverberate with a warning: Change your ways, Americans, or there will be hell to pay.—
James Morone,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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His comments triggered widespread condemnation, including from Australian field hockey international Rosie Malone, who posted a clip of his rant on her Instagram account.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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After West went on a series of antisemitic rants in fall 2022, Donda became collateral damage with families pulling their children out and several teachers leaving.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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The chairwoman at the time, Cynthia Brumback, departed amid criticism of how the exhibition proceeded despite having received FBI queries into their provenance as early as July 2021.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Since then, Starmer has kept a tight lid on any criticism of the president from within his ranks.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Pope said his treatment continues and thanked medical staff for their dedication in the text of Sunday’s sermon, which was sent to the press in advance.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Every day a quarter of the world's population turns to Mecca to pray and listen to sermons.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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More than 20% of OB-GYN residents reported receiving no menopause lectures during residency.—
Ashley May,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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But as the threats to women’s reproductive health have come out of Washington, one after another, Cecile Richards has had to be everywhere at once: traveling around the country to meet patients and making constant trips to Washington to educate, lobby, and harangue members of Congress.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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