as in abuses
harsh insulting language
players were told they had a right to be spared the foulmouthed fulmination of the hockey coach
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Recent Examples of fulminations
This is the latest rant in a string of fulminations against the ABC late-night host over the past few days since Kimmel mocked the relationship between the first lady and POTUS late last week.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulminations
Noun
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We were supposed to be the ones who were preventing a lot of these abuses.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Politico, the conversation was nothing but a tirade of insults.—
Tom Jurkowsky,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After less than eight months on the job, Kent resigned to protest the war and has since gone public with blistering criticisms of the administration.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Johnson has pushed back on Witzburg's criticisms, saying her time as inspector general has politicized the office, damaging its independence and credibility.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Riley would have invented invectives.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Fulminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulminations. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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