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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Additionally, this opens up an entirely new mystery; the team still can't quite explain how Relay 2 managed to fire off a signal that could be mistaken for an FRB.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Amid the pressure, Leon fired off a shot and scored the goal that put the Wave ahead by two goals.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
In response, the cop drew his weapon and fired off one shot at the approaching car, hitting no one.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Key Background Musk—who left his White House role Friday—has fired off dozens of tweets this week attacking Trump’s policy bill over the amount it’s expected to add to the federal debt.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Amid the pressure, Leon fired off a shot and scored the goal that put the Wave ahead by two goals.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
In response, the cop drew his weapon and fired off one shot at the approaching car, hitting no one.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Key Background Musk—who left his White House role Friday—has fired off dozens of tweets this week attacking Trump’s policy bill over the amount it’s expected to add to the federal debt.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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