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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The company’s Chief Technology Officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, went viral in April for admitting Uber burned through its 2026 Claude Code budget in four months.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 May 2026
By contrast, sports like sprinting and powerlifting are done in short spurts, and the body responds by burning through energy sources that are already stored in the muscles.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
The blaze had burned through 1,385 acres as of Tuesday afternoon, May 19.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
By comparison, the second largest fire in the state this year, which broke out in April and is now fully contained, burned through 4,176 acres.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 May 2026
By contrast, sports like sprinting and powerlifting are done in short spurts, and the body responds by burning through energy sources that are already stored in the muscles.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
The blaze had burned through 1,385 acres as of Tuesday afternoon, May 19.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
By comparison, the second largest fire in the state this year, which broke out in April and is now fully contained, burned through 4,176 acres.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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