burn up

verb

burned up or burnt up; burning up; burns up
Synonyms of burn upnext
: 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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All but Dragon are expendable, burning up in our air when their time in orbit is up. Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026 That force would eventually cause the satellite to fall into the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up. Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 Firefighters reportedly found no working alarm, no suppression system, and three dead hydrants; the safety documents they’re legally entitled to see reportedly burned up in the blaze. Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026 What really drives this narrative beyond Nattiv’s skillfull filmmaking is a dynamite cast and roles for some extremely talented performers who burn up the screen like never before. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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