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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The image of Perfidia swollen deep in her pregnancy, firing off an automatic machine gun, says it all.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Responding to Fox’s more recent comments warning women not to date him, 50 Cent fired off a caption that quickly went viral.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2025
When teammate Christian Barmore notched a sack later in the game, Williams fired off a celebratory post on X, the social media website previously known as Twitter.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Connaughton is typically among the last to leave the court on practice days, often firing off countless jumpers from varying angles and degrees of difficulty.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Responding to Fox’s more recent comments warning women not to date him, 50 Cent fired off a caption that quickly went viral.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2025
When teammate Christian Barmore notched a sack later in the game, Williams fired off a celebratory post on X, the social media website previously known as Twitter.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Connaughton is typically among the last to leave the court on practice days, often firing off countless jumpers from varying angles and degrees of difficulty.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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