tick (off) 1 of 2

as in to list
to specify one after another ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list

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tick off

2 of 2

verb (2)

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The error that tripled the gap was the single possession that seemed to tick off key members of the Golden State Warriors the most late Friday night. Anthony Slater, New York Times, 3 May 2025 But then, as the final hours ticked off, my victory fell apart. Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025 DeSantis enraged Insurance lobbyists aren’t the only ones Perez is ticking off. Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tick (off)

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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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