fired back; firing back; fires back
: to answer someone quickly and usually angrily
After his statement, his opponents fired back.
—often used with atShe fired back at her critics.
: to utter as a quick and angry response
He fired back a comparable insult …—
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s also a cast iron fireback in the fireplace in the living room.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
American Olympian Lindsey Vonn fired back at critics who needled her for taking a spot on Team USA despite having a ruptured ACL and later breaking her leg.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
In his interview with USA TODAY, Moore fired back, saying that the break was in a DC pipe on federal land.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Bondi fired back that prior administrations had weaponized the agency, but Neguse cut her off, instead turning to her gutting of the Justice Department’s unit tasked with investigating cryptocurrency.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Such has been the spread of Seedance videos that Hollywood has been quick to fire back.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
An attorney who represented him in the immigration court fired back at the lawsuit and its Venezuelan plaintiffs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
According to police, Navarro fired a gun into a crowd of people in an apartment and was killed when someone fired back.
—Bella Monaco, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Police fired back, killing Madison.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The head was followed by bright yellowish-orange tail feathers, easily identifiable as the fireback.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s also a cast iron fireback in the fireplace in the living room.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
Verb
But France loosened up and Italy fired back with a Capuozzo try and a Paolo Garbisi penalty.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
American Olympian Lindsey Vonn fired back at critics who needled her for taking a spot on Team USA despite having a ruptured ACL and later breaking her leg.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
In his interview with USA TODAY, Moore fired back, saying that the break was in a DC pipe on federal land.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Bondi fired back that prior administrations had weaponized the agency, but Neguse cut her off, instead turning to her gutting of the Justice Department’s unit tasked with investigating cryptocurrency.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Such has been the spread of Seedance videos that Hollywood has been quick to fire back.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
An attorney who represented him in the immigration court fired back at the lawsuit and its Venezuelan plaintiffs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
According to police, Navarro fired a gun into a crowd of people in an apartment and was killed when someone fired back.
—Bella Monaco, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Police fired back, killing Madison.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Fireback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireback. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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