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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Saving lives takes it out of you, and the long-running ABC series has burned through no shortage of surgeons.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Wildfires, fueled by high temperatures and drought, burn through homes, offices and vehicles, releasing microplastics and highly toxic compounds into the atmosphere.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The book folds together his dual life, Deadhead kid hitchhiking to a concert and the scale-up CEO advising founders burning through growth curves never before seen in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Testers captured sweeping mountain and river footage without burning through multiple packs.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Wildfires, fueled by high temperatures and drought, burn through homes, offices and vehicles, releasing microplastics and highly toxic compounds into the atmosphere.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The book folds together his dual life, Deadhead kid hitchhiking to a concert and the scale-up CEO advising founders burning through growth curves never before seen in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Testers captured sweeping mountain and river footage without burning through multiple packs.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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