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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
To open up the third, Tamale reeled off a 67-yard run.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Pretty much everyone can reel off the latest dollar-to-peso conversion rates (official and black market), the minutiae of fuel-price fluctuations, and fiercely defended opinions about which past government has screwed things up the most.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Or will the Vikings reel off their fourth win in a row?
—Kilty Cleary, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Jamie finds her and feels the need to immediately buck her up by reeling off a litany of how she’s always had to be the strong one in their family.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Pretty much everyone can reel off the latest dollar-to-peso conversion rates (official and black market), the minutiae of fuel-price fluctuations, and fiercely defended opinions about which past government has screwed things up the most.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Or will the Vikings reel off their fourth win in a row?
—Kilty Cleary, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Jamie finds her and feels the need to immediately buck her up by reeling off a litany of how she’s always had to be the strong one in their family.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reel off
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Yearwood performed the peaceful song before the church recited the Lord’s Prayer.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2025
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The pair sang the peace anthem toward the end of the funeral service, before the congregation recited the Lord's Prayer.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Shotgun Dan's Pizza's address is listed online at the same location.—
Remington Miller,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Two cases, with offense dates of June 29, 2018 and July 31, 2019 are listed.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2025
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In the age of artificial intelligence, being knowledgeable — memorizing facts, or knowing where to go find them — isn't nearly as valuable as learning how to ask great questions, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will use the longer classical time controls, but players won’t be able to prepare by memorizing long lines of opening moves.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
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None of the state’s experts, detailed to the defense last month in a sealed court filing, were previously disclosed to the public.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2025
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The state released a scathing audit in 2019 detailing how emergency management agencies and other first responders were unprepared for the threat.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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According to etiquette guidelines outlined in Newsweek, keeping feet out of the aisle and being mindful of others' movement is a basic expectation when flying.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Stockpiling mifepristone would help to guard against an effort outlined in Project 2025, the conservative governing plan developed by the Heritage Foundation with assistance from many officials connected to Trump’s first term.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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