as in fires
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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Many of those affected believe that they were wounded by a secret weapon that fires a high-energy beam of microwaves or ultrasound.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026 -
At that point, the vehicle begins to move forward and a different ICE officer pulls his weapon and immediately fires at close range, then quickly jumps out of the way.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The expansion Raptors shoots 0-for-3 from the foul line.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The officer shoots a second time.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Fram2 launch came two weeks and three days after the liftoff of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS for NASA — the shortest time to date between SpaceX astronaut launches.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lord of the Flies, which launches later this year on the BBC and Stan, will be given a European premiere while Allende’s show for Prime Video has a world premiere in a few weeks’ time in the German capital.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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The archer is known to be a magical being that throws zingers, or in this case, spells, at those who frustrate their peace.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Grabbing a gun, Lexy gets the upper hand, just as Anna’s detective husband, Jack (Jon Bernthal), arrives and throws Anna out of the way.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Squeezes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezes%20off. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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