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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 pottery

noun as in shooting

Strongest match

noun as in volley

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A government shutdown would only enable more mass firings, Schumer said at the time.

A federal judge in Washington agreed and blocked her firing, noting that unproven allegation of mortgage fraud occurred before she was appointed to the Federal Reserve.

Now she’s the one firing spirals, with 49 touchdown passes so far.

Pretending to be dead, he then described seeing a soldier walk past another person lying on the ground, James Wray, and firing two shots into him.

From BBC

Apple also had been accused of breaking the law by imposing confidentiality rules, firing a union activist, and spying on workers or making them think they were under surveillance.

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

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