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Recent Examples of blather
Noun
In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 But who needs to blather on when there is a brisk 90-minute set of lush ‘70s and ‘80s classics to administer? Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah. Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025 The world of Rudolph’s movie is awash in the blather and squall of media. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blather
Noun
  • The commotion has come as a surprise to Cooke, who didn’t foresee her role as such a divisive one.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The child’s father had arrived home shortly before the incident occurred and heard a commotion in the bedroom, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT.
    TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As André Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017
Noun
  • With a swish of a wand and stir of a cauldron, Practical Magic 2 has officially wrapped production, star Nicole Kidman announced today on Instagram.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The apples do release some juices, so give it a good stir before serving.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather, the Mediterranean diet simply underscores that the majority of your plate consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, Goldstein says.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t want nuts but still want the crunch?
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That all of the fuss of hiring a world-class manager might actually be worth it.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The star’s grooming routine is no fuss.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Start With Clean, Reliable Data Garbage in, garbage out.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • By the end, Flacco was removed from the game and rookie Dillon Gabriel led a garbage-time touchdown drive capped by an 8-yard scoring pass to Dylan Sampson.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Blather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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