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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The interest rates consumers pay skyrocketed Most people couldn't rattle off the short-term Fed rate.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
Don’t rattle off that type of data in an interview, Levine says, but instead list those metrics on a resume or within your portfolio.
—Jade Thomas, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
But the Twins eventually settled in, found some offensive consistency and started rattling off series wins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Iger rattled off a list of movie titles that Disney hasn’t yet released to emphasize the studio’s solid positioning for the rest of 2024 and beyond.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
Don’t rattle off that type of data in an interview, Levine says, but instead list those metrics on a resume or within your portfolio.
—Jade Thomas, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
But the Twins eventually settled in, found some offensive consistency and started rattling off series wins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Iger rattled off a list of movie titles that Disney hasn’t yet released to emphasize the studio’s solid positioning for the rest of 2024 and beyond.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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