burn through
phrasal 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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But a campaign against blue cities designed by Miller, Noem, and her close adviser Corey Lewandowski has burned through the president’s political capital faster than the money could be spent.
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Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This encourages systematic thinking and may prevent burning through attempts.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
However, unlike Amazon at the time of its IPO, OpenAI is burning through billions of dollars annually.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The brand was allegedly burning through millions of dollars a month and Haney was pushed out of her CEO seat.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This encourages systematic thinking and may prevent burning through attempts.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
However, unlike Amazon at the time of its IPO, OpenAI is burning through billions of dollars annually.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The brand was allegedly burning through millions of dollars a month and Haney was pushed out of her CEO seat.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burn through
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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