fire (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire (at)
Verb
  • More supply is what’s needed to stabilize prices and, in turn, bring down the overall rate of inflation.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • With a Flatiron three-bedroom, the rent was brought down from $10,700 to $9,500 after the tenants’ parents stepped in and offered to cover the fee.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Another Leshem series that Schenker was closely involved with is Bad Boy, which peppered dozens of Netflix top 10s when it was picked up by the streamer earlier this year.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 July 2025
  • While family movies have always been popular and typically pepper the annual box office top-10, superhero cinema and certain other recurring tentpole franchises usually take several of the top-5 and tend to reside in the higher positions of the charts.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • Since sharing Eros's story online, Heather has been blown away by the overwhelmingly supportive response.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Their figures blew away the totals of each of the other five National League teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Jassy shot down some of the recent reporting that said prices have increased on the e-commerce platform as a result of tariffs.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Meyers previously shot down rumors that a sequel to the movie was in the works with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.

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