burn up
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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The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will remain in this orbit for 50 to 100 years before naturally falling into the Martian atmosphere and burning up.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The $23-million satellite burned up in Earth’s atmosphere as a result.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Of course, that space can’t be burned up on just two players, and Verbeek must also consider RFA defensemen Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
These asteroids, known as imminent impactors, mostly burn up in our atmosphere, producing brilliant fireballs in the sky.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The $23-million satellite burned up in Earth’s atmosphere as a result.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Of course, that space can’t be burned up on just two players, and Verbeek must also consider RFA defensemen Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
These asteroids, known as imminent impactors, mostly burn up in our atmosphere, producing brilliant fireballs in the sky.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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