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as in launched
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
police officers firing rubber bullets
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as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist
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as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment
fired the secretary for incompetence
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
fired a pass to the running back
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as in burnt
to set (something) on fire
lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs
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Recent Examples of fired
Sheen hit a new low when he was fired from his hit sitcom Two and a Half Men in March 2011.
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hot 97 will sound very different moving forward, as major shake-ups in their daily schedule included DJ Enuff getting fired.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Last year Google fired 28 employees after some trespassed at the company's facilities.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Since the Fed’s founding in 1913, no member of the Fed’s seven-person board of governors has ever been fired by the president until now.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hot 97 will sound very different moving forward, as major shake-ups in their daily schedule included DJ Enuff getting fired.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Last year Google fired 28 employees after some trespassed at the company's facilities.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Since the Fed’s founding in 1913, no member of the Fed’s seven-person board of governors has ever been fired by the president until now.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fired
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Back in June 2024, McDonald's launched the $5 Meal Deal in part to offset backlash from rising prices – highlighted by reports of an $18 Big Mac combo meal being sold at a Connecticut rest stop.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The original Power of Siberia pipeline, launched in 2019 under a $400 billion, 30-year contract, runs 1,865 miles from eastern Siberia into Heilongjiang province.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Democratic and Republican senators blasted the health and human services secretary.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) blasted Florida's announcement in a news release.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the rats even stimulated themselves to death.—
Ulrik Juul Christensen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In 1927, the superintendent of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden in England found a witch’s broom growth — a kind of growth generally stimulated by a pathogen — growing at the base of a redwood tree.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Top pick Cam Ward was sacked six times in his NFL debut and threw for just 112 yards on 12 completions while Tennessee managed just four field goals.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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He then was sacked when right tackle Khalil House was beaten cleanly by an edge rusher and lost a fumble at the Stanford 5.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lewisville quarterback Tre Williams threw four touchdowns, three of them in the third.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The direct result was another throw hurled into their box with Emiliano Martinez attempting to claim the high ball — something Emery had gestured for earlier in the half.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons hurled a no-hitter during his 26th start of the 1926 season.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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However, Drummond's attorney, Bryan Huffman, noted there was no evidence presented during the hearing that showed Drummond actually shot any of the victims.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sold by The Party Sales and shot against humdrum backgrounds, this is lead Théodore Pellerin’s show, who carries the film, seen in most every shot, often in close-up, a performance for which the Quebec actor won a 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week Rising Star Award.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The approach has even stirred infighting within the GOP, as grassroots Republicans clash with state leaders aligned with powerful business interests.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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The culmination of his divorce, along with a close friend losing his younger brother to murder stirred significant emotions within Alexander — spurring him to begin writing poetry.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fired. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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