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View definitions for firing

firing

adjective as in combustible

noun as in arson

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in discharge

noun as in fling

noun as in gunfire

noun as in pottery

noun as in shooting

Strongest match

noun as in volley

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Example Sentences

Tortured and accused of bizarre espionage plots, he was ultimately executed by firing squad.

From Salon

Pineda kept firing after the other deputies stopped shooting, even as Ordaz “continued to lie on the ground on the right side of his body,” according to court records.

He has talked about firing hundreds of government-employed researchers as a method of remaking the government’s scientific establishment.

Songs like “Ruthless” and “Vicious Sensitive Robot” showed the full band firing on all cylinders, veering from yacht-rock trumpets to meditative jazz grooves, while “Paranoia” had a hypermodern ambience.

Both countries have banned Ukrainian forces from firing them into Russia, although Ukraine has also long asked to be allowed to do so.

From BBC

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

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