fire off
verb
fired off; firing off; fires off
: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo
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Until Kelly is fired off the car business and commissioned by the Nixon administration (via a shadowy CIA-type figure played by Woody Harrelson) to bring her advertising smarts to NASA to spiff up its public image before a divided America.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
Now more than ever, celebrities are coming out in casual, subtle, and even whimsical ways, firing off quick Instagram posts, filming seemingly impromptu TikToks, or even posting a string of emojis.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 9 July 2024
In New York City, Macy's annual fireworks show fired off thousands of projectiles from the Hudson River, lighting up the skylines of Manhattan, Hoboken and Jersey City.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2024
The Houthis have launched more than 60 attacks targeting specific vessels and fired off other missiles and drones in their campaign that has killed a total of four sailors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
Now more than ever, celebrities are coming out in casual, subtle, and even whimsical ways, firing off quick Instagram posts, filming seemingly impromptu TikToks, or even posting a string of emojis.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 9 July 2024
In New York City, Macy's annual fireworks show fired off thousands of projectiles from the Hudson River, lighting up the skylines of Manhattan, Hoboken and Jersey City.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2024
The Houthis have launched more than 60 attacks targeting specific vessels and fired off other missiles and drones in their campaign that has killed a total of four sailors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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