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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The group’s first two albums, Supertramp (1970) and Indellibly Stamped (1971) didn’t burn up the charts commercially.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Because many asteroids burn up in Earth's atmosphere, collecting samples directly from space is essential to piece their history together.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Just like my book, it was meant to burn up in the fire.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
So why burn up the rulebook just to spin the bed sideways?
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Because many asteroids burn up in Earth's atmosphere, collecting samples directly from space is essential to piece their history together.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Just like my book, it was meant to burn up in the fire.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
So why burn up the rulebook just to spin the bed sideways?
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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