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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Following the loss, sports media broadcaster Skip Bayless fired off a reality check take on his X account, saying that the Alabama that everyone knew under former head coach Nick Saban is gone and that his successor's job could be in jeopardy.
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Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In the days following the outbreak of the fire, messages continued firing off in a community WhatsApp group updating fellow neighbors on the status of their homes and brainstorming ways to help.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Everybody gets at least a few zingers to fire off.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, the day after Robinhood filed its lawsuits, the Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Nation fired off one of its own, seeking to block Robinhood from offering the product on its land.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In the days following the outbreak of the fire, messages continued firing off in a community WhatsApp group updating fellow neighbors on the status of their homes and brainstorming ways to help.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Everybody gets at least a few zingers to fire off.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, the day after Robinhood filed its lawsuits, the Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Nation fired off one of its own, seeking to block Robinhood from offering the product on its land.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire off
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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