Thesaurus results for SQUEEZE OFF

squeeze off

verb

Definition of squeeze off

as in to fire

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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Recent Examples of squeeze off Creating the park would mean squeezing off one or two lanes of traffic in each direction of San Vicente. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 This week’s news shows that the principles can come to an understanding to slowly squeeze off the amount of litter, and phosphorus, polluting the river. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026 Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off. — Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 He was squeezed off the third base position when Breslow signed Alex Bregman to a $120 million free agent contract in the offseason. — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 The players that do squeeze off more shots, typically aren’t doing so from dangerous areas. — Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The officer squeezed off three quick shots, hitting the dog and sending it back into the house, yelping. — Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025

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While many of the more contentious and controversial aspects of his life are presented in one-sided fashion, friend and former manager Rory Holloway’s still-raw sense of betrayal at Tyson firing his entire team is evoked with vivid irritation.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Gillis was fired from SNL in 2019 for racist and homophobic comments, but has been invited back to host three times since.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fire

Verb

Belgal was shot by ICE Thursday, according to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said agents surrounded the man and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple times.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Original color photographs were scarce, since continuity stills were usually shot in black-and-white to save money.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoot

Verb

Instead, as Israel moved closer to a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Hamas launched an assault that upended the region, plunging it into war.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Minutes from the April 19 meeting outlined how the government opted for just one round of readiness checks before launching its emergency vaccination program due to time constraints, instead of the typical four rounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of launch

Verb

Young men from the village threw stones back, Khrzhanovskiy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
That sudden ascent, for a band spiritually in league with the Velvet Underground and Suicide, led some to wonder what exactly happened behind the social media scenes to get them there (one conspiratorial phrase got thrown around in particular).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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