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to specify one after another
her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years
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Recent Examples of reel off
Vegas has reached its fifth conference final in its nine-year existence by reeling off 15 wins in 20 games under Tortorella, knocking off Utah and then Anaheim in the playoffs.
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Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
—CBS News, 18 May 2026
Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Like athletes, musicians train to master the impossibilities of decades past, to move faster, negotiate acrobatic passages with ease, reel off complex rhythms, and produce once exotic timbres.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
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Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
—CBS News, 18 May 2026
Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Like athletes, musicians train to master the impossibilities of decades past, to move faster, negotiate acrobatic passages with ease, reel off complex rhythms, and produce once exotic timbres.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reel off
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To honor her memory, one of Owens' children recited a poem.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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My teacher selected me to recite a Mother’s Day poem.—
Joseph O’Neill,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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While shares listed in some markets have struggled to regain momentum, Wall Street's major averages have wiped out initial losses as investors look through the war, higher oil prices and the impact of the conflict on inflation.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Below it, a 1,475-square-foot residence, originally listed for almost $2 million, recently closed at $3 million thanks to a high level of interest.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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His near-photographic memory and love of sports allowed him at the age of 10 to start memorizing all the winners of the Heisman Trophy – awarded annually to the top player in college football – that date back to 1935.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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The developer's value shifted from memorizing the syntax to mastering the concept, with platforms such as Stack Overflow serving as our collective safety net.—
Shammy Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Joe O’Connor, assistant director at TSM, detailed some deals that have been completed this year or are still delayed after years.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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In the courtroom gallery, family members of the victims dabbed away tears as a prosecutor detailed the final moments of almost 100 people who died after using the lethal products purchased from Law.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Altair and four other stars form a large vertical diamond that outlines the eagle’s wingspan.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Four years later, in April 2025, CATL unveiled its second-generation Naxtra sodium-ion battery and outlined plans to deploy the technology across a wide range of applications, including passenger and commercial vehicles, battery-swapping networks, and stationary energy storage systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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“Reel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reel%20off. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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