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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Harry apparently wasn’t happy about the fallout and had his team fire off a text to Chandauka asking her to publicly defend Markle and say all was copacetic between the two women.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
That's enough for Reacher, who fires off a shotgun at him.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
As water seeps into your skin, the upper layers swell, prompting nerves to fire off electrical charges and chemicals that contract blood vessels.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
No quarters necessary, just press the start button and fire off the first steel ball.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
That's enough for Reacher, who fires off a shotgun at him.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
As water seeps into your skin, the upper layers swell, prompting nerves to fire off electrical charges and chemicals that contract blood vessels.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
No quarters necessary, just press the start button and fire off the first steel ball.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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