squeezed off

verb

past tense of squeeze off
as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds

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Recent Examples of squeezed off Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off. — Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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  1. fired
  2. launched
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  • The Ukrainian leader said Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, of which only four were shot down due to a lack of Patriot interceptors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Sunday marked interim defensive coordinator Todd Wash’s debut as play-caller after Ejiro Evero was fired.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of fired
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  • Russia launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said that morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Huang has promised to cooperate with the investigation his board has launched.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of launched

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“Squeezed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezed%20off. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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