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The phrase "ticks off" is correct and is used in written English.
It is usually used to mean doing something in a quick and efficient manner. Example: I quickly ticked off the items on my grocery list so I could make it home before dark.
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ticks off
verb
Third person singular of tick off
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The film meticulously ticks off Hildegard's accomplishments.
It ticks off its primary requirements with astounding certainty.
He ticks off the days on a pad.
He ticks off the ways the attacks violated Islamic doctrine.
She ticks off a list of things she "pushed forward".
It's superb entertainment, and it ticks off all the boxes".
"OTELLO" Ben Heppner ticks off another of the benchmark tenor roles, as Verdi's tragic hero.
On the tour, Ms. Schropsdorff ticks off favorite Doo-Wop styles.
Among the challenges Leonard ticks off: locomotion, manipulation, robustness, and reliability.
But the fundraising emphasis is part of what ticks off Uygur.
With her own son, Andrew, 12, Mrs. Goring ticks off activities as they occur.
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