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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Social media fired off a slew of jokes that the Broncos should throw Tillman on offense.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
As Hezbollah rebuilds its forces and Lebanon is accused of failing to enforce the ceasefire terms brokered last year, Israel's defense minister has fired off a warning to Beirut.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
As Hezbollah rebuilds its forces and Lebanon is accused of failing to enforce the ceasefire terms brokered last year, Israel's defense minister has fired off a warning to Beirut.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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