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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 reeled off
From the dead, Rybakina reeled off five straight games.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The Tigers reeled off a 6-2 spurt, but 10 points each from Dailyn Swain and Jordan Pope still give the Longhorns a double-digit cushion.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Holtmann's squad has reeled off four straight Big East home wins, equaling their total number of victories in conference in his first season.
—Matt Zahn, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Tauson won the first game of the deciding set at love, but Mboko regrouped, reeled off four straight games and captured the match in 2 hours, 19 minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Poland’s President Nawrocki reeled off examples of Polish, Finnish, Japanese and even Afghan victories against Russia as evidence.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Former finance minister Bruno Le Maire, who in 2022 inaugurated two Louis Vuitton leather goods workshops in central France, in turn reeled off the many symbols embedded in Arnault’s ceremonial sword.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
But the Jaguars were up to the challenge and reeled off eight consecutive wins to secure the AFC South and an automatic bid to the postseason.
—Juston Lewis, Florida Times-Union, 8 Jan. 2026
The announcement came a day after the 49ers reeled off their fifth consecutive win, beating the Colts in Indianapolis 48-27.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The Tigers reeled off a 6-2 spurt, but 10 points each from Dailyn Swain and Jordan Pope still give the Longhorns a double-digit cushion.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Holtmann's squad has reeled off four straight Big East home wins, equaling their total number of victories in conference in his first season.
—Matt Zahn, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Tauson won the first game of the deciding set at love, but Mboko regrouped, reeled off four straight games and captured the match in 2 hours, 19 minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Poland’s President Nawrocki reeled off examples of Polish, Finnish, Japanese and even Afghan victories against Russia as evidence.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Former finance minister Bruno Le Maire, who in 2022 inaugurated two Louis Vuitton leather goods workshops in central France, in turn reeled off the many symbols embedded in Arnault’s ceremonial sword.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
But the Jaguars were up to the challenge and reeled off eight consecutive wins to secure the AFC South and an automatic bid to the postseason.
—Juston Lewis, Florida Times-Union, 8 Jan. 2026
The announcement came a day after the 49ers reeled off their fifth consecutive win, beating the Colts in Indianapolis 48-27.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeled off
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Following her exchange with Lieu, Bondi recited crime statistics from California.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last night, at Esdeekid’s New York debut, a swarm of twentysomething fans recited every word of the rising artist’s still-brief discography.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 95% of the hundreds of thousands of cases filed in 2024 were believed to be runaways and only 1% were listed as abducted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For the competition, students have memorized more than 100 inspirational quotes from Black historical figures.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The other judge acknowledged that Claude had memorized significant portions of books but said that the plaintiffs had failed to allege that this was a problem.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the calls, Mary detailed to the deputies the steps Nathan was taking to kill her, from affixing a tracker on her car to stashing a black backpack in her garage containing duct tape, zip ties and a note with the word ‘waterboarding’ written on it.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Post, over the past two years, has detailed numerous examples of municipal courts around the state not following the law.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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State and education leaders in Texas and Florida outlined significant consequences for students and educators related to student walkouts.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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From the outset, our goal has been to bring meaningful, positive impact to the city through the transformative Bahia Mar redevelopment, paired with the CDD’s commitment to fund the offsite public improvements outlined in the interlocal agreement.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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