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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Make a phone call or fire off an email to your legislators.
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Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
As the call ended, a young man wearing a mask and carrying a handgun appeared out of nowhere and fired off eight rounds through the SUV’s window.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
The 24-year-old Georgian sensation has also fired off at least three shots in five straight in UCL play.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
They’re all expected to segue to Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Doomsday which will fire off next summer, May 1, 2026.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
As the call ended, a young man wearing a mask and carrying a handgun appeared out of nowhere and fired off eight rounds through the SUV’s window.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
The 24-year-old Georgian sensation has also fired off at least three shots in five straight in UCL play.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
They’re all expected to segue to Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Doomsday which will fire off next summer, May 1, 2026.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire off
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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