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 Soon, an Angels’ season filled with firings, turmoil and loss after loss after loss will come to its merciful conclusion. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But in the months since, a series of lawsuits stemming from these firings and other legal actions have cost taxpayers millions in settlements as the ripple effects of Kirk's death spread. — Angele Latham, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Shortly after the firings, Stars and Stripes published an open letter from Navy Capt. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system. — Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 According to a Pew Research report, federal land management agencies lost 10% of their staff in the West in 2025 due to firings and resignations. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2026 One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Journalism advocacy groups decried the firings and criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for trying to manipulate independent news coverage of the military. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 This internal family dispute, fueled by a significant increase in the team's valuation and past firings of siblings by Jeanie, sets the stage for a potential legal battle. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings

Noun

There is also a drone for aerial shots, controlled from a little tent on the roof of a synagogue just behind the Mound Stand on the other side of St John’s Wood Road.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Coffey, who has scored three goals in the last four games, leads the team with six goals and 31 shots, and is second in chances created with 19 in 18 games.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026