as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life
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As Trump rambled, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood behind him, stony faced, looking at the floor.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
3 Jan. 2026 -
Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns while Caleb Hawkins rambled for 186 yards and four scores on 25 carries.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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The situation was the latest test for officials in Austin, a liberal city where distrust of federal immigration agencies runs deep and residents have been rattled by recent events in Minneapolis.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vrabel adjusted the defense away from a blitz-happy scheme meant to rattle Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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When the snow begins, PRT will be running trains without passengers to make sure the rails are free of snow and ice, ensuring service with passengers goes on largely uninterrupted.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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But for the first decade of his career Jones was among the most dominant center fielders baseball had ever seen, and as time went on more voters opted to reward that greatness rather than punish him for his abrupt decline.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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