squeeze off

as in to fire
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds

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Recent Examples of squeeze off Homeowner's surveillance camera The homeowner whipped out his weapon and squeezed off at least a half-dozen rounds at the retreating attackers, video showed. Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023 Bourque helping to shoot down ALS Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Ray Bourque squeezed off 6,209 shots on net, a league record surpassed last season when Capitals cannon Alexander Ovechkin fired 294 times, boosting his total to 6,355. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 The third and decisive set went by fast, and Gauff sealed it when Sabalenka came to the net down 2 games to 5, with her forehand volley ready, but with Gauff's squeezing off a passing shot that screamed past and landed in. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2023 Hess squeezed off 12 rounds, shattering the front passenger window. Dallas Morning News, 6 July 2023 Three of the eight officers who opened fire squeezed off 18 rounds, while the others unleashed 16, 11, six, four and three, respectively, prosecutors said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023 The attacker tried to squeeze off another round, but the Smith & Wesson jammed. Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2019 David Pastrnak squeezed off a game-high 10 shots, five of which made it to the net. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze off
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  • Detectives said the footage shows the gunman had experience firing weapons.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
  • She was fired from her position as Republican deputy registrar for the City of Norwalk after being charged with murder.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Campaigns are making sure every ballot counts Nov. 13, 2024 After the election, both parties launched massive efforts to hunt down every voter whose mail ballot was flagged for a technicality, such as a missing signature or a signature that did not match the voter’s information file.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In December 2021, Horizon Worlds launched in the U.S. and marked Meta’s entrance into the open-world virtual reality platform space.
    Devan Burris, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • And so begins a back-and-forth with the two icons that continues for several minutes, with Curtis eventually throwing herself onto Martindale in a bear hug with a big kiss.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In September 2023, the African Union threw its weight behind a plan to launch a pan-African credit rating agency (now scheduled for mid-2025) to issue its own domestic credit risk ratings and bring a local perspective to the dialogue.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Squeeze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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