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
Also familiar is the note of righteous outrage in the poet’s diatribe, at the end of Poem 64, against the corrupted morals of his day.
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Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Several impressive monologues, including a cynical diatribe from Ally in a restaurant that grounds much of the first act, demonstrate Ruben’s knack for keeping his actors in the same movie.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
The filmmaker responded to a query from the interviewer by launching into a diatribe about the state of movies today.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the crash.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Several impressive monologues, including a cynical diatribe from Ally in a restaurant that grounds much of the first act, demonstrate Ruben’s knack for keeping his actors in the same movie.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
The filmmaker responded to a query from the interviewer by launching into a diatribe about the state of movies today.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the crash.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
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Along with a break-in at Kid Cudi’s home, there was a tirade of threats by Combs over the brief relationship between Kid Cudi and Cassie Ventura.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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His more recent tirades have targeted the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift — but Neil Young has had enough of his distractions.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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But after the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the movie was retooled with a new finale before being released in theaters on June 21, 2002.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The Pacers, behind an unrelenting uptempo attack and superior depth, have won the third and fourth quarters in both games, as well as overtime in Game 1.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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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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One 90-second track includes his rant against President Donald Trump.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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Recorded in Manchester on May 14, Land of Hope and Dreams has four songs and two introductory rants.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Also rejected was a proposal soliciting a report on warehouse working conditions, a perennial source of criticism of the company.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The previous reports that the Department of Justice was investigating UnitedHealth for Medicare fraud brought criticism of the company, with its stock falling by 17% last Thursday.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
21 May 2025
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The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Full sessions from each day will be available on the Weather & Climate Livestream's channel archives while the event lasts, and shorter clips from individual lectures will be made available after June 1.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Free lectures The Learning is for Everyone, aka LIFE, group at MiraCosta College holds free lectures June 6.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 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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“Diatribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diatribe. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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