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fire

verb as in detonate or throw a weapon

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And the visitors defended resolutely for large periods as Newcastle struggled to fire.

From BBC

Bedrosian said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given orders "to fire back for defensive purposes... if there is a threat to their life in the battlefield in Gaza".

From BBC

Federal employees are fired en masse, and then begrudgingly rehired piecemeal under court order.

From Salon

He ordered cuts in spending and staffing at federal agencies and fired inspectors general and officials of independent agencies who had fixed terms set by Congress.

A mosque in East Sussex has been damaged by fire in what police are investigating as a hate crime, following a report of arson.

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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