as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
a digressive lecture on current events around the world
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Recent Examples of digressive
His narratives often seem spontaneously discovered to the point of digressive fascination, yet his works and scenes of nonfiction are no less craftsmanlike or refined than his fictional ones.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
That observation reflects how upside-down this case has become, as digressive micromanagement has outweighed consideration of the case's legal issues.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
In the pugilistic, digressive arena of a YouTube debate, advocates for the right are just more experienced at getting their point across.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
That observation reflects how upside-down this case has become, as digressive micromanagement has outweighed consideration of the case's legal issues.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
In the pugilistic, digressive arena of a YouTube debate, advocates for the right are just more experienced at getting their point across.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digressive
Adjective
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The videos, which depict handwritten journals and a display of high-powered weaponry, paint a portrait of a person with a rambling and deeply nihilistic outlook, according to analyses by law enforcement and ABC News.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
27 Aug. 2025
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There’s nothing worse than a long, rambling story that’s resolved in an only-mildly humorous ending.—
Jay Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kate Zambreno’s Animal Stories, the newest installment in the publisher’s Undelivered Lectures series, relates Nabokov’s anecdote as part of a searching, charmingly discursive meditation on zoos.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Digressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressive. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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