Evoke
Firing
Firing noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
Both words in one sentence
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Almost all MechWarrior games since 3 portray the PPC weapon as firing blue-white bolts, often intentionally meant to evoke comparisons to lightning as per the source material.
Source: Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning -
Any doubt as to what the scene was trying to evoke was removed when you saw the gun crews loading and firing their giant blaster cannon through force-field gun ports.
Source: Space Is an Ocean -
On the plus side, it also tends to evoke Big Brother Instinct in some teammates and Like a Son to Me in others, and lets him get away with his more childish quirks like an over-enthusiasm for Halloween and firing off "physics rockets" in the bullpen.
Source: The Baby of the Bunch
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