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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fires (at)
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George Rose / Getty Images Over the course of his NFL playing days, Jim had 19 interceptions, including picks off the likes of legendary quarterbacks like Len Dawson, Archie Manning and Joe Namath.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026 -
On another night, Notre Dame picks off Reed two or three times.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last word *Now that Tom Seaver’s family has put a lot of his memorabilia up for auction, including his 1969 World Series ring, here’s hoping that Mets owner Steve Cohen blows away all bidders and gets some of that stuff to display at Citi Field.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And in the comments of her introductory video, her team shoots down every plausible guess.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The powerful big tech lobby shoots down any law remotely alludes to testing and regulating AI machines.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Fires (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fires%20%28at%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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