as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding
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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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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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But much as the food is worth is worth your focus, so is the bar, set in a separate building out back that’s surrounded by a wandering Southern garden.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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As an impressionist, Carvey's style was more, well, impressionist — his gabbling, discursive George H.W. Bush spinning out further and further while remaining resolutely tethered to some measure of loony reality (taking a similar approach for his recent recurring stint as President Joe Biden).—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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His more discursive but no less insightful book pushes back against another feature of Obama’s view of U.S. foreign policy: the president’s deep skepticism about the ability of U.S. military force to achieve meaningful or lasting political objectives.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2016
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The Anderson forecast also cited tariffs’ more indirect consequences.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Conflict can be expressed in different ways—some approaches are direct and confront issues head-on, while others are more indirect and cooperative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Excursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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