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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
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.
—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
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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Another weekend of chaos approaches in the world of California girls' track and field, as an ongoing Title IX crisis has rattled parents in the southern region of the state.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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That wobble left them rattled, and Arsenal have become pragmatic.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The candidate strolled in with a videographer and photographer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The dinosaur roamed across what is now Montana and Wyoming, and across the western United States, which most likely looked like the Louisiana floodplain all those millions of years ago.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Miami took four hits off Manaea (0-1) over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three times, while Myers allowed the one run on one hit, walked one and struck out none in 1 1/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
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.—
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 24 May. 2026.
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