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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 burned
to set (something) on fire
lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs
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Recent Examples of fired
Despite being caught and fired before the Feds arrested him, the man accused Davis of billing the company for personal items, including a trip to Jamaica, a house in Beverly Hills, and his son’s bar mitzvah at the Plaza Hotel.
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Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The chief told The Times the officer who fired the shot was no longer on the force, and the district attorney’s office was reviewing whether the behavior was criminal in nature.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
In 1998, Henryk Kasperczak was fired after losing 2-0 to England and 1-0 to Colombia.
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Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
That plan continues with Steak Shop by Rancher’s Reserve, a 1,500-square-foot shop equipped with a red-brick oven, where pork sausage hot dogs on sourdough buns, potato salad and steak sandwiches will be fired with Florida white oak.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The chief told The Times the officer who fired the shot was no longer on the force, and the district attorney’s office was reviewing whether the behavior was criminal in nature.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
In 1998, Henryk Kasperczak was fired after losing 2-0 to England and 1-0 to Colombia.
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Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
That plan continues with Steak Shop by Rancher’s Reserve, a 1,500-square-foot shop equipped with a red-brick oven, where pork sausage hot dogs on sourdough buns, potato salad and steak sandwiches will be fired with Florida white oak.
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fired
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When AllHere collapsed in mid-2024, the district — with Carvalho’s support — launched an internal review.
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Iran targeted American military facilities in the Middle East after the US launched more strikes on Iranian sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
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For months, critics have blasted both the push to require Bible readings and the state mandating what books are read by students, which are decisions typically left up to teachers.
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The network also has blasted the early renewal process as an effort to chill disfavored speech.
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But women retain responsive desire—which comes from being stimulated, or from stimulating themselves.
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Long-term state investment in infrastructure has stimulated enterprise.
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Bellamy, 46, is poised to take his first full-time job in club management, replacing Scott Parker who was sacked in April following Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League.
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Greek coach Georgios Donis was appointed just two months ago after Saudi Arabia sacked former coach Hervé Renard.
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The impact threw everyone on board into the water and ripped a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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Even on a day when 2025 Nationa League strikeout leader Logan Webb threw his first complete game of the season, the Marlins managed to squeeze out five hits and two runs over eight innings.
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The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment.
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Idling trucks, sandbag piles and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in Boyle Heights signaled that the work to clean up millions of pounds of spoiled food and burned debris had begun Friday morning.
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There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
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Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
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If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.
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Police say he had been shot in the back and neck.
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“Fired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fired. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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