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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In a matter of weeks, an illness once eradicated in the United States would burn through Gaines County’s unvaccinated, hospitalizing scores of children and leaving two little girls dead.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Sometimes these stars simply burn through all their internal fuel reserves and implode under their own immense gravity.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
And, in 2020 and 2021, fires burned through sequoia groves, killing thousands of ancient trees.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The promotion is supposed to run through early July, but in case Burger King burns through its supply in just three weeks, the chain is prepared to monitor what locations have run out of the menu items.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Sometimes these stars simply burn through all their internal fuel reserves and implode under their own immense gravity.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
And, in 2020 and 2021, fires burned through sequoia groves, killing thousands of ancient trees.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The promotion is supposed to run through early July, but in case Burger King burns through its supply in just three weeks, the chain is prepared to monitor what locations have run out of the menu items.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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