fire off
verb
fired off; firing off; fires off
: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo
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Crews arrived on scene and found a large warehouse on fire off Eastshore Highway, a road next to the interstate.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
At that point, the vehicle begins to move forward and a different ICE officer pulls out his weapon and immediately fires off several rounds at close range.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jahree Wilkes is accused of being in a vehicle where someone fired off dozens of shots at Burrell, according to a criminal complaint.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
When Wembanyama was on the floor, Edwards repeatedly fired off largely open step-in triples against the Frenchman’s drop pick-and-roll coverage.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
At that point, the vehicle begins to move forward and a different ICE officer pulls out his weapon and immediately fires off several rounds at close range.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jahree Wilkes is accused of being in a vehicle where someone fired off dozens of shots at Burrell, according to a criminal complaint.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
When Wembanyama was on the floor, Edwards repeatedly fired off largely open step-in triples against the Frenchman’s drop pick-and-roll coverage.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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