digressed

past tense of digress
as in wandered
to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying. If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.

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Verb
  • The 5-year-old, identified as William, slipped through the front gate of his family's home and wandered to a nearby Chick-fil-A, where he was greeted by the staff and treated to a breakfast sandwich, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO).
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Eli McCann, 41, (@eliwmccann) posted a clip on TikTok, recounting a moment from several years ago when his then 5-year-old niece was exploring his house and wandered into his bedroom.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Which is why Mahomes played all of 48 seconds in the first two irrelevant games as Reid deviated from his customary inclination to play him most in the second-to-last rehearsal.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Early in the run, Whoop's heart rate measurements deviated from the Ultra 2's by as much as 5 to 10bpm.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bovino’s sense of mission never strayed from the Border Patrol’s roots.
    Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Romano, in fact, rarely strayed from her own experiences, relationships and memories for the subjects of her writing.
    Brian Robert Moore September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Digressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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