as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
the professor's digressionary style is appealing to some students and completely off-putting to others
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Adjective
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The book displays a gift for confident, if rambling, storytelling, and the details pile up convincingly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Turan lives in a co-op called Base Camp, a rambling four-story Victorian that houses 14 other tech workers who spend their days at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google’s DeepMind.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Before diners are even seated, a quirky focal point is bound to elicit oohs and aahs, and many, many wandering eyes trying to decipher the meaning.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Iranian state media, however, contradicted the president's account of conversations, saying that Washington and Tehran have not held direct or indirect talks.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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The report by the semiofficial Fars news agency, close to its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, appeared to be an indirect threat to the sites, including desalination plants in the Middle East.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Digressionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressionary. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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