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or drivelled
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as in chatted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
he driveled on about his "distinguished" family for what seemed like hours
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driveled
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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Emma Stone and Ariana Grande, seated just a table away from each other, shared a private moment catching up, while Clooney, Paltrow and Ethan Hawke chatted a few tables over.—
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Falcons long snapper Liam McCullough chatted with reporters Monday.—
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On its fringes, volcanic islands gurgle and spit, their fertile slopes ablaze with wildflowers, capers, and Malvasia grapes.—
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Picked him up when the system spit him out.—
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
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And when the offense sputtered around midseason, there was little incentive to treat Prescott like a Pro Bowler, at least until the Cowboys’ last gasp at success in December.—
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The 49ers instead sputtered to a 13-3 defeat at the hands of the Seahawks, who finished the year 14-3.—
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
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Yoon’s decree and ensuing power vacuum plunged South Korea into political turmoil, halted the country’s high-level diplomacy and rattled its financial markets.—
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Today his company Paramount Skydance is suing WBD and its CEO, David Zaslav, after the company’s board rejected Paramount’s latest bid in favor of Netflix’s — the latest chapter in a saga that’s rattled the industry.—
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.—
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
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“Driveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driveled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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