burn through
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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Aerial footage showed large flames burning through dense brush on a hillside near a cul-de-sac of homes.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The Post revealed in March the US was burning through Tomahawks at an astonishing rate, as the Pentagon boasted of an easy victory.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
But the benefits of merely maximizing AI usage have been unclear, with instances such as Uber burning through their entire 2026 AI budget in four months, without shipping a usable feature.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The Santa Rosa Island fire burned through a third of the second-largest Channel island.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The Post revealed in March the US was burning through Tomahawks at an astonishing rate, as the Pentagon boasted of an easy victory.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
But the benefits of merely maximizing AI usage have been unclear, with instances such as Uber burning through their entire 2026 AI budget in four months, without shipping a usable feature.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The Santa Rosa Island fire burned through a third of the second-largest Channel island.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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