fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
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FinFET technology came in around a decade ago and is now the industry standard, with billions of FinFET transistors firing away inside the CPU in a typical laptop.
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PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Searchlights beamed into the orange and black nighttime sky while two crew members stood on deck, watching as British antiaircraft guns fired away at German fighters buzzing past like a swarm of bees.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Firefighters in the area were aided by northern and eastern winds on July 27 that pushed the fire away from the properties.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Efforts are being made to keep the fire away from State Route 67.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Searchlights beamed into the orange and black nighttime sky while two crew members stood on deck, watching as British antiaircraft guns fired away at German fighters buzzing past like a swarm of bees.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Firefighters in the area were aided by northern and eastern winds on July 27 that pushed the fire away from the properties.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Efforts are being made to keep the fire away from State Route 67.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire away
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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