Thesaurus results for FIRE (AT)

fire (at)

verb

Definition of fire (at)

as in to blast (at)

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The 5% threshold for 10-year Treasury yields could also bring down tech stocks, which sold off on Monday, led by chipmakers that had been riding the massive wave of hyperscaler spending.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
David Jolly, Democratic nominee Jolly’s plan to bring down insurance costs is to create a new statewide catastrophe fund.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bring down

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In 2016, the duo then cofounded Monse, the luxury American fashion brand known for reworking masculine staples and peppering in cool girl femininity.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The result is a beautiful array of original paintings, photography and even sculptural works that pepper the offices with names like Petra Cortright and Spencer Lewis.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

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But even so, if there was any scepticism over his signing, it must have been blown away after only four starts and a single substitute appearance for his new club.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In fact, elk commonly feed on windswept ridges because the snow is blown away and forage is easier to obtain.

— Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of blow away

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The band had always shot down any notions of them doing a full tour with someone else singing Petty’s songs.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
The growing menace of drones crossing into Romania’s skies, many of which officials have blamed on Russia, prompted the NATO member to shoot down four drones this year, the first time since the war next door started.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoot down

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