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as in rattled
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
the teenagers sat around the pizza parlor, rambling on about dating, homework, movies, and the local football team
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
by tirelessly rambling around San Francisco for a week we probably saw more of it than many residents ever have
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as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
we're planning to ramble all over the highland moors when we're in Dartmoor
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Recent Examples of rambled
Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.
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Kendrick Calfee
june 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.
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Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
The eight wolves that are not in packs rambled much farther and were less likely to stay in a specific area, Cassidy said.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.
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Milly Dawson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns while Caleb Hawkins rambled for 186 yards and four scores on 25 carries.
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Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles.
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Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
After a Southern Utah offsides penalty, graduate student Matt Colombo bounced off left tackle and rambled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Kendrick Calfee
june 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 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
The eight wolves that are not in packs rambled much farther and were less likely to stay in a specific area, Cassidy said.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.
—
Milly Dawson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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
On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles.
—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
After a Southern Utah offsides penalty, graduate student Matt Colombo bounced off left tackle and rambled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rambled
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The gruesome discovery left many on the block rattled.
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Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
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To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
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With far less hair, Ella’s green eyes seemed greener, like those of the feral black cats that roamed their hamlet, meowing for table scraps, which were often given without hesitation.
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Mesalands Dinosaur Museum in Tucumcari, New Mexico Part of Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the Dinosaur Museum and Natural Science Laboratory offers a look at the mighty creatures that once roamed the area during the Mesozoic era.
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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
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Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
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The fire and resultant smoke that drifted across the city prompted Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to declare a state of emergency in the Boyle Heights neighborhood on Saturday, unlocking state resources to tackle it.
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Piano jazz drifted among the grape vines, hedgerows, and bright-pink mandevilla.
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The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
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“Rambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambled. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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