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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Cyrus also answers questions by Cooper candidly throughout the special, firing off rapid quips.
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The heat and instability were enough for storms to fire with large hail the biggest issue yesterday evening as storms fired off of a cold front moving through.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Trump fired off his reaction a short time later.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
Deviating from what the writers had prepared for the night, Kimmel read aloud a Truth Social post Trump had fired off during the Academy Awards broadcast.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The heat and instability were enough for storms to fire with large hail the biggest issue yesterday evening as storms fired off of a cold front moving through.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Trump fired off his reaction a short time later.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
Deviating from what the writers had prepared for the night, Kimmel read aloud a Truth Social post Trump had fired off during the Academy Awards broadcast.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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