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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Times investigations found breakdowns in how the Los Angeles Fire Department deployed resources to the blaze and how crews failed to monitor the remnants of a previous fire that would reignite to burn through the neighborhood.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
While stars of all colors and masses — from blue giants to red dwarfs — will burn through their fuel and die, the brown dwarfs of the Universe will persist.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
The state is still recovering from the Dragon Bravo Fire, one of the largest in its history, that burned through the Kaibab National Forest and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon last summer.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
While stars of all colors and masses — from blue giants to red dwarfs — will burn through their fuel and die, the brown dwarfs of the Universe will persist.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
The state is still recovering from the Dragon Bravo Fire, one of the largest in its history, that burned through the Kaibab National Forest and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon last summer.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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