Thesaurus results for FIRINGS

firings

noun

plural of firing

as in shots

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 The firings also weren’t the only safety departure at OpenAI last week. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Director Kash Patel says the report aims to promote accountability and rebuild public trust; critics say his investigations and firings have politicized the bureau and further undermined confidence. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Seats warming up September firings used to be extremely rare, but after four last year and three in 2022, no job ever feels safe for very long. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Many of the notable firings were of Black or female officers, let go without explanation despite excellent service records. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 At the heart of the GOP frustration with Hegseth is his handling of military firings and promotions. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The Starship upper stage launched Monday climbed into a 180-mile-high orbit with two engine firings. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Patel later suggested that the scope of firings had been overblown, saying many agents had retired on their own. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the lawmakers, three former Education secretaries and the largest federal employee union are calling for an inspector general investigation into the mass firings made at the department last year. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Wall Street Journal reports that oil producers are paying $30 million to $40 million for round-trip shots in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
For example, a player taking hundreds of shots could use data collected by the chip to understand which shooting angles and ball rotations are most likely to result in a basket.

— Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
That means there are fewer people left to make sure labs and clean rooms pass all the required safety checks during tests that involve extreme temperatures, pressures and electrical discharges.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharges

Noun

Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of bursts

Noun

In Kyiv, for example, residents used to face a few drone and missile barrages a week—disruptive, but not enough to stop city residents from going about their lives.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026