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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Chief Crowley fired off texts to neighboring department chiefs, who offered to send help.
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
But Drake understandably didn’t fire off his lawsuit then, as ricochets from rich college quads (hip-hop’s prime audience) could have killed his image even more than Lamar’s rhymes did.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Similar tactics were employed by actress Sophie Turner, who fired off a legal complaint against her soon-to-be ex-husband that invoked international child abduction clauses through the Hague Convention.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
After firing off flat, Thuney recovered and ran Highsmith past Patrick Mahomes.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
But Drake understandably didn’t fire off his lawsuit then, as ricochets from rich college quads (hip-hop’s prime audience) could have killed his image even more than Lamar’s rhymes did.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Similar tactics were employed by actress Sophie Turner, who fired off a legal complaint against her soon-to-be ex-husband that invoked international child abduction clauses through the Hague Convention.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
After firing off flat, Thuney recovered and ran Highsmith past Patrick Mahomes.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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