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

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verb (2)

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Cuomo, in a 17-minute video, cited his record and ticked off a series of grievances about the city in a veiled dig at Adams without naming him. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025 When the final seconds ticked off, the 6-foot-3 Francisco jumped into head coach Jake Goodwiler’s arms. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 When Dahlin got back from the 4 Nations Face-Off, he was ticked off. Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 As the seconds ticked off the clock and the bricks piled up, what had been roaring cheers from the hometown Chase Center crowd Saturday night quickly morphed into groans during the final round of the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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