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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In a testimonial, French author Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand rattled off a few more of the famous folk in Brynner’s vast orbit, including Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn, whose graphic designer son Luca Dotti attended the service.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Three years later, LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami and rattled off two titles and four straight Finals appearances.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
But the Pacers rattled off a 20-6 run in the last 2:39 of the fourth quarter, with Aaron Nesmith’s trio of 3-pointers in the final minute setting up Haliburton’s heroics.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Laurent Spence works at a NAPA auto parts shop in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and rattles off some of the high-turnover products that are already being affected by tariffs.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Three years later, LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami and rattled off two titles and four straight Finals appearances.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
But the Pacers rattled off a 20-6 run in the last 2:39 of the fourth quarter, with Aaron Nesmith’s trio of 3-pointers in the final minute setting up Haliburton’s heroics.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Laurent Spence works at a NAPA auto parts shop in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and rattles off some of the high-turnover products that are already being affected by tariffs.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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