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as in to list
to specify one after another
her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years
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Recent Examples of reel off
Baltimore's Better, But … Fujinami was pounded in his first two relief outings, then reeled off six straight scoreless appearances.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Kansas did manage to reel off an 11-0 run in that same span, but the best KU could do was pull even a couple times.
—Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Popular on Variety Listen to the full podcast: Lee reeled off impressive user and engagement stats.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
In the recent two-week span when Houston reeled off nine consecutive wins, the team learned to take care of business against inferior opponents.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Kansas did manage to reel off an 11-0 run in that same span, but the best KU could do was pull even a couple times.
—Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Popular on Variety Listen to the full podcast: Lee reeled off impressive user and engagement stats.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
In the recent two-week span when Houston reeled off nine consecutive wins, the team learned to take care of business against inferior opponents.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reel off
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Allen Ginsberg pops up here, once while reciting best practices for anal hygiene.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Things go smoothly until Amanda's new operating system begins using her voice to recite ads in her waking life.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Denver has their own star players listed on the injury report.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The bill lists other justifications for denial, including health and safety considerations, inadequate water or wastewater systems, a price tag too high for the county, or conflict with federal or state law, among others.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Instead of being asked to memorize these incremental changes, officers are taught the broad strokes from significant shifts in the law, the professor said.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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As for summoning up that resume, even a youngster would have an impossible time memorizing Freeman's epic cinematic roster.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The documents—which the DHS released on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday—detailed a 2021 protective order request in which Sura said her husband struck and scratched her, tore her shirt and left her with bruises.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Gragg details the video of the arson attack, Balmer’s 911 call and an interview with Balmer in warrants obtained by Fox News.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Ida Kassa Johannesen Head of commercial ESG at Saxo Bank Goldman’s Della Vigna outlined three reasons to back-up his view on why ESG investors should bring oil and gas stocks in from the cold.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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The letters, which were described to Reuters by four people familiar with their contents, outlined the Chinese position as well as the need for multipolarity and for countries to stand together.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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