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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There is no context here, just names, rattled off by the subject of the 21st century’s most durable conspiracy theory just 41 days before his mysterious death in a jail cell. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025 Those would be the Giants’ final points on the day, as the offense struggled to get anything going with Wilson, while the Bears rattled off 14 unanswered points to steal the win. Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 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. Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025 Biles continued rattling off more facts about herself. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rattle off

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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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