burn through
verb
burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through
informal
: to use all of (something) quickly
They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.
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One symptom of the problem is the way that companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle are burning through cash to spend on AI capex and issuing debt to fund it.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026
But the speed of the drawdown suggests the fuel market has been burning through its cushion at an unusual rate just as the summer driving season begins.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Experience burning through innings when his team needed it on the biggest stage.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026
But the speed of the drawdown suggests the fuel market has been burning through its cushion at an unusual rate just as the summer driving season begins.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Experience burning through innings when his team needed it on the biggest stage.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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