rattle off
phrasal verb
rattled off; rattling off; rattles off
informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory
She rattled off the names of all 50 states.
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When King introduced keynote speaker Viola Davis, the EGOT winner plugged her ears in humility as her indelible list of accomplishments was rattled off.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
Incredulous, Davis rattled off a list of legislation Joe Biden had signed: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act.
—Gabriel Thompson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
In the first set, Pegula earned an early break, but Sabalenka asserted control from the baseline and with her serve and rattled off four straight games for a 5-2 lead.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
One viral post from a non-Brazilian, non–fan account rattled off a litany of all the changes on the platform since 2022, culminating with the Brazil event.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
Incredulous, Davis rattled off a list of legislation Joe Biden had signed: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act.
—Gabriel Thompson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
In the first set, Pegula earned an early break, but Sabalenka asserted control from the baseline and with her serve and rattled off four straight games for a 5-2 lead.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
One viral post from a non-Brazilian, non–fan account rattled off a litany of all the changes on the platform since 2022, culminating with the Brazil event.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024.
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