as in diatribe
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Recent Examples of polemic
And repulsion is the animating sentiment of Mishra’s new polemic, The World After Gaza.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For her inaugural festival, Tuttle has made an effort to downplay political polemics, in an attempt to avoid scenes like those at last year’s Berlinale, which saw the closing night ceremony turn into a very loud and public debate over the war in Gaza.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Whatever their political position, few Berlinale attendees would like to see a repeat of last year’s polemics.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Still, Hayes, who writes honestly about his experience trying to grab and keep your attention from his job as an MSNBC host, makes a point of saying that this is not a Luddite’s polemic.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For her inaugural festival, Tuttle has made an effort to downplay political polemics, in an attempt to avoid scenes like those at last year’s Berlinale, which saw the closing night ceremony turn into a very loud and public debate over the war in Gaza.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Whatever their political position, few Berlinale attendees would like to see a repeat of last year’s polemics.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Still, Hayes, who writes honestly about his experience trying to grab and keep your attention from his job as an MSNBC host, makes a point of saying that this is not a Luddite’s polemic.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polemic
Noun
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The diatribe came as the European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate and after Powell spoke last week of the potential economic consequences of Trump’s tariff agenda.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Emmy-winner’s diatribe last year was specifically taking aim at Dr. Brian Morley, the former AmeriHealth Caritas medical director, and his testimony during a 2017 Medicaid hearing about home nursing visits and their costs.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So far, Trumps criticism of Powell doesn’t appear to have had any bearing on monetary policy, despite temporarily shaking the markets in late April when it was believed Trump might try to fire Powell.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Gabor Rona, a professor at Cardozo School of Law who specializes in international humanitarian law, agreed with the criticism of GHF.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
Noun
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These tendencies fueled misunderstandings and personal tirades, which heightened existing strategic disagreements with others that ultimately contributed to his dismissal.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There was no postgame tirade about a complete lack of pushback because no such tirade was needed.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
16 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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The Senate vote proceeded in defiance of the parliamentarian’s ruling, marking a stunning rebuke of congressional norms.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The judge’s statement was a notably strong rebuke to the government’s attempts to manage immigration.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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“Polemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemic. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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