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pull the trigger

VERB

shoot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast execute explode fire hit hurl kill launch murder open fire

STRONG

bag barrage bombard catapult dispatch emit expel fling gun ignite loose plug pop project propel pump torpedo trigger zap

WEAK

bring down drop the hammer let fly let go with open up pick off set off throw lead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear create fail

STRONG

conceal hold keep withhold

WEAK

backfire walk

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pull the trigger

But unlike several of its peers, who have tightened monetary settings, the RBI has yet to pull the trigger on rate hikes, relying on currency intervention and special foreign-currency swap windows to support the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“When people disagree, he gets to listen to the disagreement and then pull the trigger on either direction he wants to go.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

He could either exploit the armada as leverage to wrangle a diplomatic deal or pull the trigger.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026

Now you’re down 10%, feeling gun-shy and psychologically paralyzed, unable to pull the trigger on new opportunities.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

But before they could pull the trigger on the operation, German intelligence uncovered Haukelid’s crew of radio operators.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

pull the trigger

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