fire (at)

verb

Definition of fire (at)next
as in to blast (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire (at)
  1. bring down
  2. pepper
  3. blow away
  4. shoot down
Verb
  • During a recent interview with Time magazine, Trump cast fresh doubt on his ability to bring down grocery prices.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The rosiest outlook on AI deployment envisions an invigoration of the production landscape by bringing down costs in areas related to conceptualization, visual effects and animation, just to name a few.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of bring down
Verb
  • Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of pepper
Verb
  • More than 10 years after Smash was cancelled, Katharine McPhee is still blown away by Megan Hilty's performances.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • He was blown away, and finally agreed to be part of it.
    Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • But shooting down unidentified aircraft poses its own problems.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Murphy noted the federal law limits the ability of state and local law enforcement to counter drones, but says the federal government has the authority to shoot down the mysterious drones.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of shoot down
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