fire off
verb
fired off; firing off; fires off
: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo
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Aiming to boost the domestic economy, U.S. President Donald Trump is firing off a salvo of policies, altering the course of them mid-flight and causing collateral damage within the country’s own borders.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The teen gunman reportedly fired off more than two dozen shots as officers closed in, fatally striking 26-year-old Det.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Midway through the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2), host Conan O’Brien fired off a Kendrick Lamar one-liner that once again made Drake the butt of the joke — this time at the Oscars.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Jordan Spieth fired off a 6-under 65 Thursday on PGA National at the Cognizant Classic.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The teen gunman reportedly fired off more than two dozen shots as officers closed in, fatally striking 26-year-old Det.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Midway through the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2), host Conan O’Brien fired off a Kendrick Lamar one-liner that once again made Drake the butt of the joke — this time at the Oscars.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Jordan Spieth fired off a 6-under 65 Thursday on PGA National at the Cognizant Classic.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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