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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This rambling 1,200-acre Southern California ranch has both and much more, plus a supremely private and scenic locale on the outskirts of the historic community of San Juan Capistrano.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026 -
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.—
Milly Dawson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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The disruption has rattled global energy markets, reigniting inflationary pressures stemming from surging energy prices.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI's unveiling of Sora in 2024 rattled many in the entertainment industry, who quickly expressed concerns that the model's ability to easily and rapidly generate relatively high-quality video from text would displace human creators.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Heat trailed 32-29 after a quarter, a rare example of a team not leading despite going on a 23-3 first quarter run.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Michigan scored the first 10 points of the game and later went on a 12-0 run, leading to a 27-6 advantage after the first quarter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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