as in to blast (at)
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The weak housing market even threatens to bring down the overall economy.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025 -
The two heroes fight what appears to be a Rancor-like lizard monster in Rotta the Hutt’s arena and bring down a lumbering AT-AT, which slowly falls down a mountainside in epic fashion.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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This time, fans of 20 different teams peppered the crowd.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Silksong’s lore isn’t always front and center, layered deeper in the margins from conversations with cutesy bug NPCs and cryptic tombs peppered about.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The political winds have shifted — and consumer protections could get blown away.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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The subject appears to have been blown away by time, just like Yugoslav literature was when Tanja was supposed to be teaching it.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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At least three of the drones were shot down by responding Polish and Dutch fighters.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Also earlier this month, NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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