squeezes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of squeeze off
as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds

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  1. fires
  2. shoots
  3. launches
  4. throws
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  • Jeanie Buss fires her siblings, Part 2 Less than a month after the NBA approved Walter’s takeover, the Lakers fired Joey and Jesse Buss.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The fact is, MLB’s next expansion derby isn’t going to be won by the city that wakes up after Commissioner Rob Manfred fires the starting gun.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fires
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  • Note that Denise is the parent who arms herself with a rifle and first shoots a dinosaur while Greg ambles around with a baseball bat.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Priscilla shoots Wayne, and then lets John and Lucky leave with the money.
    — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoots
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  • Jacobsen, after interrogating scientific and security experts around the world, has imagined an accident at a Siberian lab that launches a runaway outbreak.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In July, Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams was spotted in Seoul wearing a pair of calf-length white shorts from Descalco, a new swimwear brand that launches this week.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of launches
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  • Abbott throws better on the road, and Bratt throws better at home.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Jimmy, who works as a cook in a canteen, has a musical gift, which throws into sharp relief the different chances both men have been given in life.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throws
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“Squeezes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezes%20off. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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