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
After a week of social media tirades and tense microphone diplomacy, the gruesome battle has somehow faded into the background.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Ocasio-Cortez was the subject of harsh criticism on social media for her tirade later on Tuesday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Ocasio-Cortez was the subject of harsh criticism on social media for her tirade later on Tuesday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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Who can forget Miranda’s diatribe on cerulean blue?—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
6 Dec. 2024
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Vance then launched into a wide-ranging diatribe about freedom of speech being shackled in Europe.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
14 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
Noun
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Focus on professional factors rather than personal criticisms.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Prominent pro-Israel voices, as well as critics of Israel, defended the movie — or at least called on their allies to tone down the criticism.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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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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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
Noun
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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
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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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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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirade. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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