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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During the altercation, Lind drew a gun and fired off shots, killing Emma Borhanian, one of the Zizians.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Carter was sitting in her chair, listening to a lesson, when Octavius Johnson, a classmate who had a crush on her, started to fire off insults.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors say Carlos Maldonado instigated the beating of a 14-year-old boy last October and also negligently fired off a gun in February of this year.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
The Buffalo Bills fired off a post on social media on Monday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day and the decision drew some pushback among fans.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Carter was sitting in her chair, listening to a lesson, when Octavius Johnson, a classmate who had a crush on her, started to fire off insults.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors say Carlos Maldonado instigated the beating of a 14-year-old boy last October and also negligently fired off a gun in February of this year.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
The Buffalo Bills fired off a post on social media on Monday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day and the decision drew some pushback among fans.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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