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a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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Recent Examples of firings
Medical associations sued to challenge Kennedy’s changes to COVID vaccine guidance and ACIP firings last year on these grounds.
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Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The end of the NFL regular season has brought the annual slew of head coach firings.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Giants fans who want Harbaugh should be rooting for the Green Bay Packers to beat the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, so that the Packers’ Matt LaFleur and the Bills’ Sean McDermott are not in jeopardy of immediate firings to clear the way for Harbaugh.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Falcons have moved quickly in trying to restructure their front-office operations after the firings of general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The end of the NFL season has brought another round of head coach firings.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
After parents were threatened with firings and evictions, 200 pupils withdrew.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
According to Semafor, which first reported on the firings, the staffers were among a group who sought to question the head of human resources, Stan Duncan, on Wednesday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The end of the NFL regular season has brought the annual slew of head coach firings.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Giants fans who want Harbaugh should be rooting for the Green Bay Packers to beat the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, so that the Packers’ Matt LaFleur and the Bills’ Sean McDermott are not in jeopardy of immediate firings to clear the way for Harbaugh.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Falcons have moved quickly in trying to restructure their front-office operations after the firings of general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The end of the NFL season has brought another round of head coach firings.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
After parents were threatened with firings and evictions, 200 pupils withdrew.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
According to Semafor, which first reported on the firings, the staffers were among a group who sought to question the head of human resources, Stan Duncan, on Wednesday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings
Noun
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Or a full montage of kill shots by his starting right tackle.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Foster had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who made 17 of 24 shots and 10 of 16 from the line after halftime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the discharges also can overwhelm the delicate estuaries east and west of the state’s largest lake and, during the warm summer months, spread blooms of toxic algae, an issue that has become more persistent in recent years.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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These electrical discharges are directly responsible for killing as many as 320 million individual trees every year.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After testing the interest of sports fans in short-form content, Disney aims to bring brief bursts to a broader audience.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Operating for thousands of daily cycles over decades trumps quick bursts of power.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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The next day, Thailand launched airstrikes and artillery barrages on Cambodia along the border.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Firings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firings. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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