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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
Dallas responded in the second half by reeling off 10 unanswered points to take a 20-17 lead behind a 3-yard Cooper Rush touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks and a 47-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
After Miami stretched its lead to 100-83 early in the fourth, Portland reeled off 10 in a row to close to within 100-93 before Herro nailed a three with 4:30 left in the fourth.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
The Phillies would go 18-20 the rest of the way, and then reel off a new streak of six winning seasons in a row, a first for the franchise.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Last season, including the playoffs, Jones reeled off five consecutive 100-yard rushing games and rushed for three TDs in the first round of the postseason.
—Scott Engel, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Kevin Dotson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
After Miami stretched its lead to 100-83 early in the fourth, Portland reeled off 10 in a row to close to within 100-93 before Herro nailed a three with 4:30 left in the fourth.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
The Phillies would go 18-20 the rest of the way, and then reel off a new streak of six winning seasons in a row, a first for the franchise.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Last season, including the playoffs, Jones reeled off five consecutive 100-yard rushing games and rushed for three TDs in the first round of the postseason.
—Scott Engel, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reel off
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Kirk also recited a flurry of mostly inferential data to suggest that Turning Point Action was crucial to flipping Arizona and played a major role in Trump’s eight-point gain in support among Black men.—
Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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Hyman isn’t interested in listening to candidates recite their resumes.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Along with listing its price growth outlook, the central bank also halved the U.K.’s economic growth forecast from 1.5% to 0.75% this year.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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One of her duets with co-star Cynthia Erivo lives on four different rankings in the country, but not the Official Physical Singles list this time around.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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One of the puzzles in Animal Well (2024) requires memorizing a route to escape a gigantic ghost cat.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, it was discovered that Larson had memorized the patterns in the game board, essentially doing his own version of counting cards to ensure his victory.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The medical journal also details how popular teas like green tea, ginger and rosehip can also fight inflammation and prevent oxidative damage.—
Eve Glover,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The film exec detailed what happened to local police who came to her hotel.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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In comparison, Article 2 is relatively short, outlining the powers of the executive branch, which now encompasses the president, his advisers and various departments and agencies.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Payne from National Geographic outlined the broadcaster’s long-standing co-production relationship with CICC.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Reel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reel%20off. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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