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.

Examples of burn through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Editor’s pick More picks This JPL satellite mission is burning through its funding. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Extreme wildfires have still been regularly burning through Canada’s boreal forests, destroying towns and forcing thousands of First Nations people to flee their homes. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Last year, just after the Palisades Fire burned through much of the community, the couple moved to Los Altos to be close to other family. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Deputies at times exchanged fire with Spencer from distances of roughly 27 to 30 feet while flames burned through the surrounding forest. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for burn through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou