REELED OFF Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

reeled off

verb

past tense of reel off

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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read

as in listed

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 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 The following month, as the Dodgers reeled off their second consecutive World Series title, Yamamoto etched his place into all-time lore by delivering three victories (including in relief in Game 7) in the matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 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. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 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 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 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

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Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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Fars listed the ports as including Jebel Ali, a huge container port in the United Arab Emirates, and Mina Salman in Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
For example Januvia and Janumet, two of the three Merck drugs listed as TrumpRx presidential deals, are available as generics.

— Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of listed

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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
Knowing the show is a heavy lift, Ross came into rehearsals with the script already memorized.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Definition of memorized

Verb

Hashesh and her colleagues detailed their findings in a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
The Herald had previously detailed how millions of the soccer body’s revenues were spent by TourProdEnter on charters of luxury jets and yachts, motorsport firms and a company that provides services for thoroughbred horses.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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Neither Becerra nor his Republican opponent, Steve Hilton, have outlined exactly what their telework policy would be, but unions have petitioned the candidates to adopt more generous rules for state employees’ remote work.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Secret Service officials on Tuesday outlined major security modifications to the White House perimeter, including removing swords from statues and replacing temporary fencing with permanent access control measures.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

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