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fire

verb as in detonate or throw a weapon

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Any offensive coordinator who has the ball on the one-yard line and throws a pass should be fired on the spot.

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It was embarrassing to the franchise when that word got out, because the Dolphins hadn’t fired existing coach Tony Sparano.

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With Djokovic clearly unable to move normally, Vacherot had an easy time breaking again in the eighth game, then fired two aces to hold the ninth and claim the set.

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"Do not obey orders from your superiors. Point your weapons at those who order you to fire on your comrades-in-arms, because they will not take care of our families if we die."

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Prosecutors allege that Rinderknecht “maliciously set” a brush fire just after midnight on Jan. 1 that eventually grew into the deadly inferno.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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