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
Ye's latest social media tirade follows the aforementioned scandal that landed the rapper in hot water.
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EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Ye's tirade was condemned by Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Schwimmer has been vocal on the subject of antisemitism, previously asking Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from X (formerly Twitter) over his antisemitic tirades and actions.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, the character goes on impassioned tirades about SpongeBob, leading Hernandez to break character a number of times to the betterment of the bit, which is perhaps aimed at recent blind items by Academy Awards voters who have admitted to neglecting certain movies on negligible criteria.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Ye's tirade was condemned by Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Schwimmer has been vocal on the subject of antisemitism, previously asking Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from X (formerly Twitter) over his antisemitic tirades and actions.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, the character goes on impassioned tirades about SpongeBob, leading Hernandez to break character a number of times to the betterment of the bit, which is perhaps aimed at recent blind items by Academy Awards voters who have admitted to neglecting certain movies on negligible criteria.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirade
Noun
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Tate – who shot to internet fame in recent years, racking up billions of views on TikTok with diatribes about male dominance, female submission and wealth – was banned from almost all social media platforms before Trump’s now adviser Elon Musk took over X and reinstated his account.—
Amy Croffey,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Instead Adichie makes a hard right turn away from what might be a satisfying engagement with gender and into diatribes about cancel culture and American liberal hypocrisy.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih -- Zelenskyy's home town -- killed 19 people, including nine children.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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There has been a big labor split, however, with carpenters and laborers unions going heavily for Moreno — and waging tough attacks against Aguirre.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Many of the artists now topping the charts have come under fierce criticism because their lyrics often paint cartel leaders as Robin Hood-esque figures.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The emotional stories linked with characters portrayed as cold-blooded killers trained by terrorists have left the film amid wide criticism over its intentions.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This seemed to trigger Kanye, who dropped Bully in the middle of an X rant about Carti, with Kanye also claiming Carti snubbed him on Music.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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See their discussion below and Jess Hilarious’ rant above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 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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In addition to taking part in the panel discussion, Hirata was also part of a program on Thursday called Befriend Your Butterflies, a lecture examining the concept of performance anxiety through the lens of psychology and musical performance.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Catholics are opting for the Latin Mass, and public intellectual Jordan Peterson’s lectures now sound more like sermons than TED talks.—
Mike Woodruff,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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This Shabbat, Rosen gave a short sermon on the importance of breathing freely, both for oneself and for others.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
9 Mar. 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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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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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirade. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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