as in rambled
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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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 -
His speech was unhinged, often not founded in fact, and rambled badly.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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But a turnover from San Diego State leading scorer BJ Davis (22) gave Boise State senior guard Dylan Andrews the chance to win the game at the buzzer; however, his midrange jumper over a defender rattled inside the rim and back out as the buzzer sounded.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Denver police went on crash alert Friday morning, meaning the officers only responded to more serious crashes.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The two reprised their roles on the reboot Fuller House, which ran on Netflix from 2016 to 2020.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The original production of Cats ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000, and was revived in 2016.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Blathered (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blathered%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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