Thesaurus results for FIRE (AT)

fire (at)

verb

Definition of fire (at)

as in to blast (at)

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Desiree Rios | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Monday that tighter monetary policy might be needed to bring down inflation and the central bank should make fast, incremental adjustments.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
A day earlier, an auction of 10-year Treasurys also helped bring down yields.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bring down

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Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Acoustic wooden bafflers frame the space and help create a sense of intimacy, with grand works from local artists peppered about and instilling a tangible sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Add Heidi Gardner to the list of guests at the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding who were blown away by how such a grand event could be made to feel so intimate.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Lots of them are blown away by the fact something looking like this is a Harley.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow away

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In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
Two weeks after that, Romanian F-16s scrambled to intercept three Russian drones over Romanian airspace, and a Spanish jet shot down a fourth near the Moldovan border.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoot down

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