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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But the Knicks erupted in his absence, rattling off a 17-2 run in which Towns scored eight points and OG Anunoby added seven. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025 After falling behind 0-2 in the series, Florida rattled off three consecutive wins but couldn’t failed to close out the series in their first attempt with a 2-0 loss in Game 6 on home ice. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025 And even if Curry is back, the Dubs are probably not rattling off three straight wins to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025 Throughout the film — and even more so in the book, published in 1991 by Bret Easton Ellis — Bateman is obsessive over brands and consumer goods, rattling off his knowledge and judging others on their tastes. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 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 30 May. 2025.

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