Thesaurus results for FIRE (AT)

fire (at)

verb

Definition of fire (at)

as in to blast (at)

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That challenges the earlier idea that Homo floresiensis organized and equipped themselves well enough to bring down something as large as a Stegodon.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Previous research has found these ultra-reflective clouds bounced more of the sun’s energy back into space and cooled the Pacific, contributing to a subsequent La Niña event, El Niño’s counterpart, which tends bring down global temperatures.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of bring down

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On July 1, during a public meeting of Rosado’s Loop group, Robaina and longtime trail advocates peppered a half-dozen county representatives with questions about the project’s status, cost and funding sources.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
That tweet has been peppered by at least a dozen community notes that keep coming and going, challenging PlayStation’s assertions about digital adoption.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.

— Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
The center blows away the competition to become the largest defense headquarters in the world, amounting to over 35 square miles — nearly the size of Lisbon, Portugal.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Definition of blow away

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In a Bloomberg interview published Thursday, Zuckerberg discussed the cloud and shot down the bear case that the move signals that Meta has overbuilt its AI infrastructure.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Whatever the mission type, the winning team is determined by total score, which includes both fulfilling the mission objective and shooting down enemies.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of shoot down

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