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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Boldly reaching for a literal star, Esnard also fired off his pitch to billionaire investor Mark Cuban, who famously reads his own emails.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
While the region has fired off multiple powerful solar flares in rapid succession, most have failed to hurl significant amounts of solar material into space.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Roberts allegedly shot Freitag with a 40-caliber pistol four times before firing off a few more rounds at Burnham, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
But this week, let’s fire off a preemptive strike with a look at five of the best first-round matchups we could be headed towards.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
While the region has fired off multiple powerful solar flares in rapid succession, most have failed to hurl significant amounts of solar material into space.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Roberts allegedly shot Freitag with a 40-caliber pistol four times before firing off a few more rounds at Burnham, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
But this week, let’s fire off a preemptive strike with a look at five of the best first-round matchups we could be headed towards.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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