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
  • As film executives have been looking to bring down budgets, more and more movies have been shooting overseas to tap into tax incentives and cheaper crews.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Putting on some glasses and bringing down the volume a bit, Cuban reinvented himself as a self-deprecating and stats-sharp surrogate for Harris.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bring down
Verb
  • He is also known for peppering election officials with questions at county meetings.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Ever the comic, Pickett would frequently pepper their set with impressions — including a version of Karloff from his beloved monster movies.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of pepper
Verb
  • The Philippines weather agency had warned the the storm could blow away roofs and shatter windows and wreak extensive damage to farmland, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As a kid who grew up eating soft sugar cookies from the grocery store, I was blown away by the crisp texture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • Some of the unmanned aircraft were intercepted after crossing into Israel from Lebanon, while the others were shot down before entering the east of the country from the direction of Syria and Iraq, the IDF said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In Southern California, Culver City voters narrowly defeated a similar measure in 2022, while San Francisco voters also shot down such measures in 2016 and 2020.
    Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of shoot down
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