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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That same day, after seeing the prosecutor on TV, Thom fired off an email.
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Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Under offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, the Seahawks are transitioning to a run scheme that is less about slamming it up the gut and more about linemen firing off the ball, using their athleticism and getting to the edge.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Pizza Party Potato Chips All the receptors in my brain fired off with these chips.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Starting fourth is Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, while Mercedes driver George Russell will fire off from the fifth position.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Under offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, the Seahawks are transitioning to a run scheme that is less about slamming it up the gut and more about linemen firing off the ball, using their athleticism and getting to the edge.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Pizza Party Potato Chips All the receptors in my brain fired off with these chips.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Starting fourth is Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, while Mercedes driver George Russell will fire off from the fifth position.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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