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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When teammate Christian Barmore notched a sack later in the game, Williams fired off a celebratory post on X, the social media website previously known as Twitter.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Connaughton is typically among the last to leave the court on practice days, often firing off countless jumpers from varying angles and degrees of difficulty.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
So pull your finest dinnerware from the recesses of your cabinet, prepare the place cards, and fire off a round of invitations.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
Social media fired off a slew of jokes that the Broncos should throw Tillman on offense.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Connaughton is typically among the last to leave the court on practice days, often firing off countless jumpers from varying angles and degrees of difficulty.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
So pull your finest dinnerware from the recesses of your cabinet, prepare the place cards, and fire off a round of invitations.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
Social media fired off a slew of jokes that the Broncos should throw Tillman on offense.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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