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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Mitchell Summers rambled for 250 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, including an 80-yard score, while Jack Snyder threw for 147 yards and a TD while picking up 68 yards on the ground.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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As the agent rambles, the cameras onstage freeze Tullock’s face at unflattering moments, and the screens behind her display a series of grotesques.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Everyone notes his film pedigree, some his politics, although Mamdani’s democratic socialist agenda rattled Wall Street and other higher-end precincts as his plans rely on increasing taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images A wave of layoffs is rattling corporate America.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Panthers turned around and went on an eight-play, 38-yard drive that ended with a Dowdle touchdown run to go up 13-6.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Despite some early lowlights in short-yardage situations, Dowdle proved to be the right choice against Green Bay as the game went on.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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