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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
Holtmann's squad has reeled off four straight Big East home wins, equaling their total number of victories in conference in his first season.
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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
While serving as the team’s primary returner the last two games, Smith reeled off the team’s longest punt return of the season — a 44-yarder against the Denver Broncos on Christmas.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 14 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
Since then, Indiana has reeled off eight straight wins, with six of those coming by 20 points or more.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 9 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
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
While serving as the team’s primary returner the last two games, Smith reeled off the team’s longest punt return of the season — a 44-yarder against the Denver Broncos on Christmas.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 14 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
Since then, Indiana has reeled off eight straight wins, with six of those coming by 20 points or more.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 9 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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Lovato and Lutes recited their vows with a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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One was a sense of the evils of narcotrafficking; Petro recited a litany of statistics about Colombia’s efforts to halt drug smuggling.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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Once news broke that Nix would miss the game and Stidham would start, the Patriots were listed as favorites in the game.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Curable violations are listed as having a $10K to $12K per violation penalty, and uncurable violations are in the range of $80K to $200K as civil penalties.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 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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Chalamet then studied and memorized these beats.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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The manuals contained export control warnings and detailed the operations of multiple systems aboard the Essex and similar ships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, Brooks detailed the invasive and non-invasive procedures and treatments she's undergone.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Economist Dr Linda Yueh (left) outlined how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid tech changes are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rutte outlined there would be two work streams going forward regarding the Greenland issue.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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