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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 reel off
After getting roughed up in a blowout loss at Purdue last month, the Wolverines adjusted and reeled off six wins in a row to climb into first place.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Significantly, the Caravan have reeled off seven straight wins since that game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
After that initial 12-0 run to begin the game, Evergreen scored the next eight points only to see M-A reel off 10 in a row to make it 22-8.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, after losing their first SEC game to No. 2 Auburn, the Tigers reeled off four straight, including a win at No. 5 Florida.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Significantly, the Caravan have reeled off seven straight wins since that game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
After that initial 12-0 run to begin the game, Evergreen scored the next eight points only to see M-A reel off 10 in a row to make it 22-8.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, after losing their first SEC game to No. 2 Auburn, the Tigers reeled off four straight, including a win at No. 5 Florida.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reel off
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Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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Without reciting the entire lab report on what has the market under the weather, like most corrections this one has a composite of causes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Looking at the credits, there’s a lot of studios listed on here, even on some individual tracks, so most of these songs look like they were worked on over a period of time, sometimes with different people and places.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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For context, some of the league’s smaller market teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder, are based in cities with populations far larger than any of the counties listed above.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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And that means not just asking the right questions, but doing it differently from the others zillion candidates who read books on interviewing, memorize 50 questions, and regurgitate them robotically.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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After getting distracted by the camera filming them, the twins were memorized by Peanut, who spoke to them and asked questions.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Jonas Brothers have detailed their upcoming 20th anniversary Living the Dream tour, a stretch of 10 stadium shows followed by an extensive arena jaunt.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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In January, The Athletic detailed why this is such a complicated decision, with being able to obtain planning permission likely to be an obstacle for any Leazes Park project.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special emphasis on developing the country’s rapidly expanding film industry.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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The process and eligibility criteria are outlined on their website.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Reel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reel%20off. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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