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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
maundered all over town on his day off
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as in rambled
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour
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as in complained
chiefly British
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.—
Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.—
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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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His speech was unhinged, often not founded in fact, and rambled badly.—
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There was little pushback from industry leaders or consumer advocates on Tuesday even though towing representatives had previously complained that the changes would add costs and consumer lawyers had objected that the recommendations didn’t go far enough to protect drivers.—
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
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And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.—
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
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But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.—
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But a turnover from San Diego State leading scorer BJ Davis (22) gave Boise State senior guard Dylan Andrews the chance to win the game at the buzzer; however, his midrange jumper over a defender rattled inside the rim and back out as the buzzer sounded.—
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With this vote, you guys just screamed from the rooftops.—
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The announcer screamed into the microphone.—
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In past years, the Utah bison that drifted into Colorado near Rangely were typically shot after crossing state lines.—
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Extra caution is also advised around ridgelines, gullies, and terrain features, where wind-drifted, stiffer slabs of snow tend to form.—
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The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.—
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Denver police went on crash alert Friday morning, meaning the officers only responded to more serious crashes.—
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“Maundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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