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
  • Reporters peppered Biden with questions during meetings with Angolan leaders about the pardon, but the president did not respond to the matter.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Eagleton peppers his vague promises of better living through technology with references to Jeffrey Epstein, 5G, Anthony Fauci, and scores of other catchall male grievances and desires.
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of pepper
Verb
  • Like Kaya's owners, viewers were blown away by her ability to sniff the bacon despite her age.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Watching the live demos of this technology, I was blown away by how capable this translation service is!
    John Werner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • The video of Santa Claus being shot down by a Russian air-defense missile was released just two days after an Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer jet crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing at least 38 of the 67 people on board.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Moscow claimed the aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian rocket in Belgorod.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of shoot down
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