churn through
verb
churned through; churning through; churns through
: to proceed through, process, or deal with rapidly or steadily in a mechanical or seemingly mechanical way
He churned through Princeton in two years, working himself into a state of near exhaustion.—
Timothy Foote
Timothy FooteFor an aggressive trader who churns through 30 or 40 deals a day, the stakes mount quickly—along with the tensions.—Michael Meyer
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The Saturn Boulevard hotspot, where polluted water churns through concrete culverts, has been identified as the epicenter of the Tijuana River Valley air pollution crisis in the South Bay.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In a college sports industry that churns through billions of dollars each year, a $300,000 allocation by one university might seem inconsequential.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Data from Michigan State University found that the state is churning through teachers at a very high rate.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
There have always been vast god-like energies churning through and powering the air-currents and ocean-flows.
—Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In a college sports industry that churns through billions of dollars each year, a $300,000 allocation by one university might seem inconsequential.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Data from Michigan State University found that the state is churning through teachers at a very high rate.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
There have always been vast god-like energies churning through and powering the air-currents and ocean-flows.
—Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for churn through
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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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