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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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 -
When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
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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Daniel Grieder is not easily rattled.—
Kirsty McGregor,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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The Canes went on to close their season with four-straight, dominant wins to narrowly slide in as an at-large team thanks to the Alabama Crimson Tides' 21-point loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, CBS Sports reported.—
Hunter Geisel,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
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Those gifts have gone on to fight hunger, bolster healthcare access and help those battling housing insecurity.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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