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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.
—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
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 earthquake rattled at a depth of 5 miles, with its epicenter about 2 miles southeast of San Ramon.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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But the incident rattled Retes, who served in the army for four years.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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For the next three days, Landry wandered around Nuuk, with Boassen as his fixer, and tried to hand out MAGA hats.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Coach Mike Brown hugged Spike Lee and wandered away from the orange-and-blue celebration at mid-court in disbelief.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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Fans wearing jerseys of all teams strolled through to take in the displays and snap selfies.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Liv announced, as Smith strolled onstage, a surprise that nobody saw coming.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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On Monday, dogs roamed near a west Stockton street that has had trouble with gang activity.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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In 2011 a cougar that had roamed the Northland two years earlier was found struck and killed on a Connecticut highway — more than 1,000 miles away.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
4 Dec. 2025
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There, Ba Pace performed songs from his catalog, including some off Midnight Maroon, for anyone who walked by.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2025
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The man walked around the desk, pointed the gun at the judge and repeatedly shot him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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As the land masses slowly drifted apart, a basin opened between them.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Rambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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