Fired and Goaded

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Fired adjective - Having lost your job.

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Goaded and fired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goaded" instead a verb "Fired".

Nearby Words: fire, firing

Goaded adjective - Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.

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Fired and goaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fired" instead a verb "Goaded".

Nearby Words: goad, goading

In one of the more extreme examples Sam goaded three mooks into a Mexican standoff inside a house, and fired his gun into the air outside so that the three mooks would all pull the trigger at once and blow each other's brains out. Yipes.

Source: Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work
Angelica overheard her swearing, which led to Angelica repeating it on the show and getting the hostess fired.note Or more specifically, shocked the hostess then goaded her into saying it and publicly revealing her distaste for her audience.

Source: Nice Character, Mean Actor

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