as in tirades
a long angry speech or scolding
after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room
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as in huffs
to talk loudly and wildly
when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service
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Recent Examples of rants
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
In an era when the only things that truly attract significant news audience seem to be are on-air conflict and partisan rants, Feist, who was named the organization’s CEO last year, thinks there is new business to be found in programming that avoids such stuff.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bright Eyes were able to hit the road again for an expansive tour, which turned out to be a successful run filled with hearty sing-alongs and Oberst’s signature onstage rants in support of fundamental human rights for trans people and immigrants.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Curb’s team brought Susie’s rants, Jeff’s lies, Cheryl’s suffering and Leon’s bad advice to life, scene by scene, set by set, edit by edit.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Kirk was channeled earlier in the episode by Cartman, who started a conservative podcast after accusing fellow South Park Elementary student Clyde of stealing his rants.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
He's gone on numerous rants about the 26-year-old, most recently calling him childish for his actions in Dallas' preseason finale.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Newsom has also been relishing the role of egging on conservative politicians, commentators and celebrities by mimicking the president's all-caps social media rants.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
On the season 7 premiere of The Kardashians, the SKIMS co-founder, 45, is asked about her ex's behavior, which has included online rants about Kardashian and her family.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
In an era when the only things that truly attract significant news audience seem to be are on-air conflict and partisan rants, Feist, who was named the organization’s CEO last year, thinks there is new business to be found in programming that avoids such stuff.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bright Eyes were able to hit the road again for an expansive tour, which turned out to be a successful run filled with hearty sing-alongs and Oberst’s signature onstage rants in support of fundamental human rights for trans people and immigrants.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Curb’s team brought Susie’s rants, Jeff’s lies, Cheryl’s suffering and Leon’s bad advice to life, scene by scene, set by set, edit by edit.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Kirk was channeled earlier in the episode by Cartman, who started a conservative podcast after accusing fellow South Park Elementary student Clyde of stealing his rants.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
He's gone on numerous rants about the 26-year-old, most recently calling him childish for his actions in Dallas' preseason finale.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Newsom has also been relishing the role of egging on conservative politicians, commentators and celebrities by mimicking the president's all-caps social media rants.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rants
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But Chernus talks at us with the condescending zeal of a true music-lover, and his cheeky tirades about the history of jazz — and why Jarrett’s gift for improvisation is unique even in the context of such a freeform genre — are entertaining and educational in equal measure.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hidden in Stroup’s fiery tirades is a poetic flair and penchant for storytelling reminiscent of Kyle Kinane.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other fits have been hateful, veering into racist and antisemitic diatribes.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Ndiweni raves about how well prepared Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and his staff were before the game.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Luckel raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scatological attacks are usually the province of outsiders trying to cut the powerful down to size.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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What investigators initially left out Despite criticisms that IndyStar reported previously from accusers, the law firm says no findings were left out of the final report.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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His opponents have slammed him over his previous criticisms of the New York Police Department, but Mamdani has since emphasized his desire to work with the department.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The speakers offer special sermons dedicated to detainees, testimonies from family members of people being detained or personal stories.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rants. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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