churn through

verb

churned through; churning through; churns through

transitive verb

: 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

For an aggressive trader who churns through 30 or 40 deals a day, the stakes mount quickly—along with the tensions.

—Michael Meyer

Examples of churn through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

France has churned through almost as many in just a few years. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Florida, winners of two national titles under Urban Meyer, has churned through four head coaches since, none finishing higher than sixth in the nation. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

But a physician isn't a coding expert, and that note gets passed to a back office of coders churning through backlogs, applying codes without the clinical context. — Mike Valli, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

As the sport skews younger, the churn through young players has never been higher. — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for churn through

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