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Definitions

lose the thread

VERB
ramble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
babble digress meander wander
STRONG
amplify blather chatter depart descant divagate diverge drift drivel enlarge expatiate gossip maunder prose protract stray
WEAK
be diffuse beat around bush dwell on excurse get off the subject go astray go off on tangent go on and on harp on rant and rave rattle on talk nonsense talk off top of head talk randomly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct stay
STRONG
abridge compress condense curtail decrease lessen reduce shorten
WEAK
be direct

Example Sentences

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This is the moment where so many Thanksgiving tables lose the thread.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

The reporters by then were beginning to lose the thread.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

The problem is if they dump the puck, lose a battle or lose the thread of the play, as they often have, the offense doesn’t create much.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

As in a dream, the reader can lose the thread.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Several times I thought I’d lose the thread of the story, and only sheer effort kept it going.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia