as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
the freely digressional routines that many stand-up comedians employ
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In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2024 -
His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
3 Dec. 2024
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By simply using conversational speech, a wandering internet searcher can quickly receive answers in an easy to understand format.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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As the wandering Matthew, Rankin lets contrasting depictions of tentative homecoming and wondrous discovery play out on his face.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the region, about 48 percent of total taxes are derived from indirect measures, according to the most recent Latin America Economic Outlook report.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Viewers can also use an indirect viewing method, like a pinhole projector, in order to indirectly see the eclipse occur through shadows, but this must be done with care.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Digressional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressional. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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