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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Holmes said the Disney+ and ITV audience bases are complementary, rattling off stats including that less than 10% of Disney+’s audience is over the age of 55, while for ITV the figure is around 40%.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Larson rattled off a list of pluses for the Chicago race: Drivers enjoy staying in a hotel across the street and walking to the racetrack.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 6 July 2025
The large blasts, followed by a series of fireworks rattling off from the burning facility, sparked multiple grass fires that firefighters controlled soon after the explosions.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
After starting the season 2-2, the Eagles came out of their early bye week and rattled off 10 wins in a row.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Larson rattled off a list of pluses for the Chicago race: Drivers enjoy staying in a hotel across the street and walking to the racetrack.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 6 July 2025
The large blasts, followed by a series of fireworks rattling off from the burning facility, sparked multiple grass fires that firefighters controlled soon after the explosions.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
After starting the season 2-2, the Eagles came out of their early bye week and rattled off 10 wins in a row.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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