reeled off

past tense of reel off
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as in recited
to give from memory he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing

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Recent Examples of reeled off FanGraphs now gives the Astros a 33 percent chance to reach the postseason, odds that have continued to climb as Houston has reeled off five consecutive wins. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026 During the rally on July 10, Wendi Walsh, secretary-treasurer of UNITE Here Local 355, reeled off the names of several concession operators and accused them of remaining silent as the administration fought in the courts. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The Mustangs have reeled off 31 straight victories since their season-opening loss to Guerin, which will play Andrean for the Class 3A state title on Friday. Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 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 Colorado reeled off a 31-2-7 start to the season, which allowed the Avs to be the NHL’s pacesetter. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026 Wakeland had reeled off 9 shots by 8 different players before the Mustangs took their first shot, on goal, in the 31st minute. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026 After their most precipitous plummet, a nine-game freefall, the Ducks reeled off seven straight wins sans some of the biggest producers. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeled off
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  • Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By noon, Taylor recited a dozen names of people from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela who failed to show up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Anyone listed here as a wide receiver, defensive back or athlete is a two-way player, about as good on either side of the ball.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Five members, including the president, Troupe, have sat on the board for at least 14 years over the last two decades, according to a count of members listed in the nonprofit’s federal tax filings.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.
    City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The statement came after Roth detailed a sequence in the film to Polygon that features a cartoon that seemingly hypnotizes children, turning them into murderers.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Tim Cook outlined in the earnings call that memory prices will continue to rise beyond September and that could increasingly impact Apple’s business, although existing inventory and savings on non-memory components should provide some relief.
    Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Commercial focus remains Deep Fission has also outlined a different strategy from many experimental reactor programs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Reeled off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeled%20off. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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