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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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Last night’s incident emotionally rattled you, but tensions will cool in the coming hours.
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Like playwright Annie Baker’s warm, lush first feature, The Children’s Bach spins around a dreamy mother whose life is rattled by the appearance of a rakish rogue.
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
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More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.
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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
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Earlier this month, dozens of police officers, hunters and city officials were deployed in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to catch a bear that roamed the streets for four days, forcing mass school closures.
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At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
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Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
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Around the communal tables, conversations paused as traditional Vietnamese court music drifted through the room.
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As well as dropping deep, Cruyff also drifted out wide and provided two assists in the group stage with fine crosses.
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Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead.
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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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“Rambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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