fire (at)

verb

Definition of fire (at)next
as in to blast (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire (at)
  1. bring down
  2. pepper
  3. blow away
  4. shoot down
Verb
  • He’s also promised to drill for more oil, ease up on Bitcoin, rein in regulations, and bring down grocery prices.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In the latter four counties, it is warned that the Tuesday morning and evening commutes might be heavily impacted and strong winds could bring down tree branches.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of bring down
Verb
  • He is also known for peppering election officials with questions at county meetings.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Ever the comic, Pickett would frequently pepper their set with impressions — including a version of Karloff from his beloved monster movies.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of pepper
Verb
  • On Thursday night at Citi Field, the Dodgers might have provided the best example yet, blowing away the New York Mets with a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Philippines weather agency had warned the the storm could blow away roofs and shatter windows and wreak extensive damage to farmland, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • Rock’s talent includes shooting down German plans with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Voters were shooting down a proposal for the county to elect a charter commission to generally revise the county's home rule charter and frame and submit to the voters a revised charter, according to unofficial results.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of shoot down
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