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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
This was before the trade deadline and before the Brewers reeled off 14 straight wins, sending the Cubs from a virtual tie atop the NL Central to a nine-game deficit in the span of a fortnight.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
Ensworth defeated McCallie, which reeled off back-to-back wins over national names Mission Viejo (California) and Heidelberg (Mississippi).
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Memphis led 10-7 at the end of the first quarter before Arkansas reeled off 21 consecutive points on touchdown runs by Braylen Russell (16 yards), Jones (5) and Washington (1) in the second quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
After Wil Lutz had a 35-yard game-winner blocked, the Broncos reeled off four straight wins against Atlanta, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Indianapolis.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Northrop redesigned its rocket with new Russian engines and reeled off 13 successful Antares launches before geopolitics made the rocket's patchwork design untenable.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Crowley then reeled off five straight wins before a 65-21 loss to league rival North Crowley, which went on to an undefeated 6A Division I state championship.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
Ensworth defeated McCallie, which reeled off back-to-back wins over national names Mission Viejo (California) and Heidelberg (Mississippi).
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Memphis led 10-7 at the end of the first quarter before Arkansas reeled off 21 consecutive points on touchdown runs by Braylen Russell (16 yards), Jones (5) and Washington (1) in the second quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
After Wil Lutz had a 35-yard game-winner blocked, the Broncos reeled off four straight wins against Atlanta, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Indianapolis.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Northrop redesigned its rocket with new Russian engines and reeled off 13 successful Antares launches before geopolitics made the rocket's patchwork design untenable.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Crowley then reeled off five straight wins before a 65-21 loss to league rival North Crowley, which went on to an undefeated 6A Division I state championship.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeled off
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For a whole year, Hersh didn’t utter a single word in his new class, where the teacher recited lessons in modern Hebrew.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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At the Labor Day ceremony honoring those who died in the massacre, traditional lion dancers performed and visitors from across the country recited the names of those killed with traditional blessings.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and former CEO Richard Fain, for example, recently listed his 10,840-square-foot Coral Gables mansion for $42 million and signed a long-term lease at Regency Parc.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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The House Oversight Committee last month released tens of thousands of pages of records tied to Epstein’s prosecution, including a handwritten note mentioning Trump among the names listed in a birthday letter collection for Epstein.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jokes that could very well work in his trademark loose-documentary style fall flat when read by actors who’ve simply memorized their lines.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, it was later revealed that Kemper — who has an IQ of 131 — had memorized 28 psychological tests and the acceptable answers during his time at Atascadero.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Prompts can generate characters and scenes from, say, Bob’s Burgers, SpongeBob SquarePants, Gravity Falls, Pokémon, Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, as The Hollywood Reporter has detailed in using OpenAI’s latest tool.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
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Trump detailed Israel’s cooperation in a post on Truth Social, saying it has been shared with Hamas.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
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The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.—
Jamie Tarabay,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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