fired

verb

Definition of firednext
past tense of fire
1
as in launched
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force police officers firing rubber bullets

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2
as in blasted
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers fired at the enemy in panic-stricken disorder

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3
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist

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4
as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment fired the secretary for incompetence

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5
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm fired a pass to the running back

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6
as in burnt
to set (something) on fire lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs

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Recent Examples of fired Someone in a black sedan fired multiple times and left the man with a gunshot wound to the left thigh, police said. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025 Then a 22-year-old woman pulled a handgun and fired shots before a male with her also pulled a gun and fired shots at the victim, police said. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025 In addition to being put behind bars, Cummins was also fired from his teaching job, and his wife filed for divorce. — Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 This week, in a rare decision, Deputy Police Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado ruled that Lieutenant Rivera should be fired from the NYPD. — Colleen Hamilton, Them, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fired
  1. launched
  2. blasted
  3. shot
  4. stirred
  5. dismissed
  6. hurled
  7. burned
  8. removed
Verb
  • The two companies, along with Nvidia, have launched a startup accelerator program to foster innovation.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • So, as 1904 passed into 1905, workers launched a pyrotechnic show from the building.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of launched
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  • Mounting concerns When Hurricane Irma blasted through the state’s orange belt in 2017, Florida’s signature crop already had been on a downward spiral for two decades because of the greening disease.
    — Mike Schneider, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The geologist found the slab in 2002, realized it was covered in dinosaur tracks and saved it from being blasted.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of blasted
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  • That final scene on the cliff’s edge was shot on location in the middle of winter.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An officer in North Carolina was shot to death while in the line of duty two days before Christmas.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shot
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  • This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The search results stirred hope.
    — Lauren Peace, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of stirred
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  • Rodgers dismissed three of Rashada’s other counts Tuesday, almost four months after a hearing.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, five months later, Johansson’s request for the restraining order was forced to be dismissed after the papers were unable to be served to her alleged stalker.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of dismissed
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  • Queen scored 17 points and, with Orlando clinging to a one-point lead with 12 seconds remaining, hurled a pass to da Silva in the left corner.
    — Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At another nearby grove, settlers hurled stones, injuring one of the Palestinian pickers.
    — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurled
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  • The Capitol and White House in Washington, DC were burned to the ground in the war.
    — William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Advocates want burned playground under bridge to become skatepark.
    — Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of burned
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  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    — Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    — Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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