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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Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026 -
Stories abound about people who ramble, jump from one thought to the next, and communicate in a manner that makes others around them suspect that the person is tired and overworked.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The crackdown on more than 20 nursing schools in South Florida rattled the healthcare industry both here and across the country as federal agents alerted state licensing boards about the nurses who illicitly obtained their credentials.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Still, the incident rattled analysts in the White House and the Pentagon.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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And even that could probably be chalked up to a long layoff, because the Canes went on to win the next four games and then defeated the Vegas Golden Knights for the Cup in six games, most of which were instant classics.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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