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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Vazquez rattled off statistics from the organization’s website.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson rattled off a list of changes coming to the city's downtown in an effort to stem crime in the district — including implementing a mobile police booking facility for issuing citations.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Music is entrenched in the Amps’ very name, officially the Detroit Amplifiers: Ice Cube rattles off the city’s musical legacy, from Motown to Eminem, and says the team branding is an homage to that.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Leading the series 3-2, the Canucks rattled off three-consecutive goals to complete the comeback, stunning the Charlotte crowd as time ran out on a chance at the Checkers’ second Calder Cup, falling 3-2.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson rattled off a list of changes coming to the city's downtown in an effort to stem crime in the district — including implementing a mobile police booking facility for issuing citations.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Music is entrenched in the Amps’ very name, officially the Detroit Amplifiers: Ice Cube rattles off the city’s musical legacy, from Motown to Eminem, and says the team branding is an homage to that.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Leading the series 3-2, the Canucks rattled off three-consecutive goals to complete the comeback, stunning the Charlotte crowd as time ran out on a chance at the Checkers’ second Calder Cup, falling 3-2.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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