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as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure
the couple's weekend rambles up and down the valley in search of interesting antiques
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as in strolls
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
our usual practice is to take a ramble around the neighborhood after dinner
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as in rattles
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 wanders
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 walks
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 rambles
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
At the White House, the unwell billionaire rambles, spews insults at those who refuse to kowtow and dozes off in meetings.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Add a clever exterior bottle holster and this Goldilocks sling turns city rambles or museum days into hands-free missions, replacing a larger, bulkier daypack.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
From the Mescal Trailhead, the trail rambles through brushy high-desert scrub.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
My morning rambles cross mossy forest floors strewn with spring ephemerals.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As the agent rambles, the cameras onstage freeze Tullock’s face at unflattering moments, and the screens behind her display a series of grotesques.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Images of your work setup without an inspiring message, generic rambles that don't connect, and anything that doesn't portray you in the best light wastes everyone's time.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The residence rambles over more than 14,500 square feet with 13 bedrooms and nine and a half baths.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Don’t be the person who rambles and runs over the slot.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The resulting rambles through town, aboard motorcycle taxis on which all three pile up along with the drivers, become, for Folarin, trips through his own memories.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
At the White House, the unwell billionaire rambles, spews insults at those who refuse to kowtow and dozes off in meetings.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Add a clever exterior bottle holster and this Goldilocks sling turns city rambles or museum days into hands-free missions, replacing a larger, bulkier daypack.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
From the Mescal Trailhead, the trail rambles through brushy high-desert scrub.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
My morning rambles cross mossy forest floors strewn with spring ephemerals.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As the agent rambles, the cameras onstage freeze Tullock’s face at unflattering moments, and the screens behind her display a series of grotesques.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Images of your work setup without an inspiring message, generic rambles that don't connect, and anything that doesn't portray you in the best light wastes everyone's time.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The residence rambles over more than 14,500 square feet with 13 bedrooms and nine and a half baths.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Don’t be the person who rambles and runs over the slot.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rambles
Noun
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For those who prefer not to paddle, operators such as Caicos Dream Tours provides boat excursions to the island.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the year, a roster of lively events and social programs brings out members of the community for golf tournaments, tennis clinics, summer concerts, wine tastings, excursions, and more.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Don't skip town without a visit to the Nutcracker Museum or the Leavenworth Reindeer Farm, and be sure to also carve enough time to embark on scenic strolls through Waterfront Park along the Wenatchee River.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Daily life has been upended at schools, hospitals, stores and restaurants and in neighborhoods where sidewalks were once well-trodden with runners, people walking their dogs, families taking daily strolls and children heading back home after getting dropped off by the bus.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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This ghost rattles industrial hoses and temporarily melds with an air purifier.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Elizabeth wanders down below and sees the Creature, the two are mesmerized by one another.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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Where is that strange, clueless child who wanders from cause to cause, Greta Thunberg?—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors argued the gait of a person who walks with a limp can be seen in one of the people in the surveillance video from the homicide scene and the site where the SUV was dumped.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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These walks tend to be so short that most Siloers would never dream of stepping beyond the front door.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Arguably the first collection of lyrical essay writing about the California desert, Austin drew on her travels through the Owens Valley and environs, covering mining, the Shoshone tribe, weather and water.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Alex Pantling / Getty Images The 29-year-old travels with a screen and console safely packed in his luggage.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Wednesday night will be mostly clear in the evening and become partly cloudy as the night goes on.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lewis goes on to say that only reading modern books is like trying to join a conversation halfway through.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the second—and maddest—section of the poem, the narrator, having fled in panic to France, roams the Breton shoreline.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Rambles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambles. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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