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unfired

  • a word derived from fire.
    fire
    noun
    a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.

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Additional, unfired bullets had phrases from video games and internet memes written on them.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2025

The hugged forms will sit alongside a wall of unfired clay and organisers said people would be able to "express their feelings" by making marks on the wall.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

This is because the cuneiform tablets are unfired chunks of clay into which writing has been pressed.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2023

Then he was … maybe going to be unfired?

From Slate Nov. 20, 2023

I worked the pump frantically, so that two rounds ejected out and onto the ground unfired.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen