burn away
phrasal verb
burned away or burnt away; burning away; burns away
: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat
The outer layer of wooden shingles burned away quickly in the fire.
The fire quickly burned the outer layer of wooden shingles away.
burned away unwanted hair
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Even for those like McCarthy who have a house to return to, the comfort of home burned away in the ash.
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Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But the flame was small and contained, only burning away what needed to go and keeping everything else intact.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Other graphic footage captured by witnesses and shared on social media shows the car ablaze as a man, also on fire, his clothes burning away from him, staggers around visibly injured before he is extinguished by firefighters.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Wallpaper was also burnt away from the walls, light fixtures melted, and a carpet of ash covered the floor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But the flame was small and contained, only burning away what needed to go and keeping everything else intact.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Other graphic footage captured by witnesses and shared on social media shows the car ablaze as a man, also on fire, his clothes burning away from him, staggers around visibly injured before he is extinguished by firefighters.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Wallpaper was also burnt away from the walls, light fixtures melted, and a carpet of ash covered the floor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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