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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Half of the chokeberry and elderberry shrubs, important for songbirds migrating, were also burned up.
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Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
And the Latinos have burned up that show [during the Super Bowl].
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The Latinos have burned up that show.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
These stretchy fibers will burn up in high heat and lose their elasticity.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
And the Latinos have burned up that show [during the Super Bowl].
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The Latinos have burned up that show.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
These stretchy fibers will burn up in high heat and lose their elasticity.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burn up
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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