burn up
phrasal verb
burned up or burnt up; burning up; burns up
: to be destroyed or cause (something) to be destroyed by fire
Most asteroids burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Wildfires have been raging across the region burning up acres of forest.
Do we still need these old receipts? No, burn them up.
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First up, influencer Alix Earle, who burned up the ballroom with the first of the night's three paso dobles, all danced by the season's leading couples.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of the space station's modules and hardware are expected to burn up, melt away or vaporize upon re-entry.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Only Dragon is reusable; the others (including HTV-X) are designed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere when their missions are over.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
So a lot of my comedy energy gets burned up in those ways.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of the space station's modules and hardware are expected to burn up, melt away or vaporize upon re-entry.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Only Dragon is reusable; the others (including HTV-X) are designed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere when their missions are over.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
So a lot of my comedy energy gets burned up in those ways.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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