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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Fan Theories Addressed, Teased, and Dodged The back portion of the interview featured a rapid-fire segment where Cooper fired off longstanding fan questions about all of Maas’s series.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Over the course of just one minute, the gunman sailed down the city’s bustling Sixth Street and then exited his car, firing off even more bullets, ultimately killing three people and injuring 13 others before he was fatally shot by police.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Some see him as a potential lottery pick, an elite floor spacer and shooter who can get his 3-point shot against any defense thanks to his ability to move without the ball and fire off that movement at high speed.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Orlando left him just enough space to fire off a shot through traffic and into the back of the net to draw level at 2-2.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Over the course of just one minute, the gunman sailed down the city’s bustling Sixth Street and then exited his car, firing off even more bullets, ultimately killing three people and injuring 13 others before he was fatally shot by police.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Some see him as a potential lottery pick, an elite floor spacer and shooter who can get his 3-point shot against any defense thanks to his ability to move without the ball and fire off that movement at high speed.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Orlando left him just enough space to fire off a shot through traffic and into the back of the net to draw level at 2-2.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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