rattle off
phrasal verb
rattled off; rattling off; rattles off
informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory
She rattled off the names of all 50 states.
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Echoing Eminem’s 2022 hall of fame address, White rattled off a roll call of nearly three dozen genre-spanning artists who had paved the way for the White Stripes, from the Gories to Loretta Lynn to Captain Beefheart.
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Biles continued rattling off more facts about herself.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wilson has logged 46 tackles and four passes defended thus far in 2025 and has rattled off four straight campaigns of 100 tackles, topping out at 135 in 2023.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
There had not been a repeat champion since the Yankees rattled off three in a row (and nearly a fourth) from 1998 to 2000.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Biles continued rattling off more facts about herself.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wilson has logged 46 tackles and four passes defended thus far in 2025 and has rattled off four straight campaigns of 100 tackles, topping out at 135 in 2023.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
There had not been a repeat champion since the Yankees rattled off three in a row (and nearly a fourth) from 1998 to 2000.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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