Thoughts wandered.
Meaning: This means that the subject's thoughts are not focused or are moving aimlessly, often indicating daydreaming or distraction. It's like saying, Their mind was not focused on one thing.
Choice of Words: Thoughts are the ideas or images that occur in the mind, while wandered is the past tense of the verb 'to wander', meaning to move aimlessly or without a fixed direction. Together, 'thoughts wandered' implies that the subject's mind is not focused on a particular thing.
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