1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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The firings and slashed funding impacted organizations like Sacramento’s Improve Your Tomorrow, which mentors young men of color and prepares them for higher education and joining the workforce.
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Immigration advocates now say the Trump administration's hiring and firing decisions could threaten the crucial neutrality of the administrative courts.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 June 2025
The appeals court agreed, noting the agency would be unable to perform its core functions if the firings proceeded.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
According to a New York Times tracker of the firings, that department has seen a reduction of about 46% of its staff.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Immigration advocates now say the Trump administration's hiring and firing decisions could threaten the crucial neutrality of the administrative courts.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 June 2025
The appeals court agreed, noting the agency would be unable to perform its core functions if the firings proceeded.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
According to a New York Times tracker of the firings, that department has seen a reduction of about 46% of its staff.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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