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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Rubber bullets shot into crowd Videos reviewed by the Statesman also showed several law enforcement personnel holding and firing off rubber bullets into the crowd at La Catedral Arena.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
With just one week to go before Halloween weekend, a wide range of artists fired off new music releases just in time for spooky season.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
One of the three people who the Coast Guard rescued after their 30-foot boat caught fire off the Bay State has died.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said Jones fired off multiple rounds at a silhouette of a person in the dark.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
With just one week to go before Halloween weekend, a wide range of artists fired off new music releases just in time for spooky season.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
One of the three people who the Coast Guard rescued after their 30-foot boat caught fire off the Bay State has died.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said Jones fired off multiple rounds at a silhouette of a person in the dark.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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