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philippic

noun as in denunciation

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Instead, he has somehow managed to merge his decadeslong philippic with the St. Crispin’s Day Speech.

From Slate

This absurdity, occasioned by a bad joke, was unconstitutional, given what the Supreme Court said about the ninth-grader who, when she failed to make the varsity cheerleading team, posted on Snapchat — off campus and after school hours — a picture of her raised middle finger, and a teenager philippic, about half of it consisting of profanity.

Graham’s philippic, directed at his Democratic colleagues.

The response to Mr. Mishra’s philippic came swiftly, with several people, including Mr. Carlson, noting they had never heard of him.

His original draft of the Declaration contained a “vehement philippic against Negro slavery.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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