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\ ˈfī(-ə)rd 
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\Definition of fired
1 : using a specified fuel
—usually used in combinationan oil-fired power planta wood-fired pizza oven
2 : having been processed by heating in a kiln
fired and handpainted stoneware The body is more like cement than clay, but useful in achieving the surfaces I seek, and the fired clay is remarkably lightweight and strong. — Ceramics Monthly
3 : dismissed from a job
You're fired! They said Metro has failed to provide the fired employees and the union with a detailed explanation of the allegations.— Fredrick Kunkle
Examples of fired in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The program will use satellites to track emissions of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, and to monitor coal-fired plant operations and measure forest health.
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Washington Post, "Bloomberg, California team on climate satellites," 25 Sep. 2019 Extra-large extractors grab the shell's rim for positive extraction and ejection of fired hulls.
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John Taylor, Outdoor Life, "7 Best Pump Shotguns for Less Than $500 (& One High End Model)," 25 Oct. 2019 People who get fired need unemployment insurance so they don't get evicted or starve.
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Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, "Mitch McConnell is aiding and abetting the spread of coronavirus," 12 Mar. 2020 An affidavit emerges In September, right-wing media began to report on an affidavit from a fired Ukrainian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, that Giuliani and other Trump allies have used as a basis to accuse Biden of corruption.
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NBC News, "Who is Dmytro Firtash? The man linked to $1 million loan to Giuliani ally has a shadowy past," 25 Jan. 2020 Medina, the fired tire plant worker, isn't pinning his hopes on the trade accord, or the prospect that Lopez Obrador's administration — which along with its allies will have a majority in Congress — can push through better legislation.
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Mark Stevenson, Fox News, "Mexico-US trade deal unlikely to boost low Mexican wages," 30 Aug. 2018 The wide-ranging internal investigation was prompted by a tip from a woman once involved with one of the fired troopers.
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Christian Boone, ajc, "Cheating scandal costs 30 state troopers their jobs," 29 Jan. 2020 Meanwhile, the Coronado Generating Station coal-fired plant near St. Johns and the New Mexico border got a lifeline that should keep most of the 200 jobs there until 2032.
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Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "One Arizona coal generator to close in 2020, while another given lifeline as decline of plants across the West continues," 7 Jan. 2020 Multiple attorneys confirmed the names of the fired staff members to The Chronicle on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
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Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, "SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin hires new attorneys after ‘Friday Night Massacre’," 13 Jan. 2020
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The first known use of fired was in 1807
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