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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That’s why the comedy in them has mostly been burned away.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
When those final, fateful moments are at hand, the ISS and deorbit vehicle alike will be at the mercy of Earth’s thick atmosphere, which will buffet and burn away at the iconic facility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
The blaze burned away from homes in the area but toward the Boulder Ridge Golf Club on Old Quarry Road, officials said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The story is the same for much of California, where heat domes in the spring burned away moisture and set the table for the current spell of fires.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
When those final, fateful moments are at hand, the ISS and deorbit vehicle alike will be at the mercy of Earth’s thick atmosphere, which will buffet and burn away at the iconic facility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
The blaze burned away from homes in the area but toward the Boulder Ridge Golf Club on Old Quarry Road, officials said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The story is the same for much of California, where heat domes in the spring burned away moisture and set the table for the current spell of fires.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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