as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life
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Their rambling collective is the film’s many-headed protagonist.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025 -
On Tuesday night, Trump delivered a rambling address to Congress, and Senator Elissa Slotkin, of Michigan, delivered the Democratic Party’s rebuttal.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Context: Republican and Democratic congressional districts alike have been rattled by Musk's tactics for slashing government funding and terminating chunks of the federal workforce.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Caution over the year ahead rattled investors in Zara owner Inditex this morning, as the Spanish apparel giantpointed to a slowdown in demand at the start of the year, despite posting a year-on-year rise in fourth-quarter sales that met expectations.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Today, the nonprofit Outer Banks Conservationists has taken over care of the landmark, making sure its light still goes on nightly.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Funerals or other events that can’t be postponed, such as baptisms or weddings, that had been scheduled may still go on.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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