1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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The two decisions represent a significant setback for the states, the unions and the civic organizations that had sued the government in an effort to block the summary firings of more than 24,000 federal workers.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Chatfield's firing also comes as the Trump administration weighs plans about the footprint of U.S. forces in Europe and is pressuring members of NATO to spend more on their own defense.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Allardyce, whose long career has spanned 13 clubs and a brief spell with England, had a similar feeling of gloomy inevitability at Everton ahead of his firing in 2018.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Chatfield's firing also comes as the Trump administration weighs plans about the footprint of U.S. forces in Europe and is pressuring members of NATO to spend more on their own defense.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Allardyce, whose long career has spanned 13 clubs and a brief spell with England, had a similar feeling of gloomy inevitability at Everton ahead of his firing in 2018.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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