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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On the northeast of the fire, by Sugar Pine Mountain, crews worked in steep, inaccessible terrain to bring containment lines into the natural rock bluff, trying to cut the fire off south of the Wishon Reservoir for the protection of the critical hydroelectric infrastructure.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In the midst of the chaos of her name being thrown around, GloRilla fired off a subliminal tweet about a certain guy blowing up her phone, which many thought was about Thug.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In the midst of the chaos of her name being thrown around, GloRilla fired off a subliminal tweet about a certain guy blowing up her phone, which many thought was about Thug.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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