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
Michael MeyerExamples of churn through in a Sentence
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But a dozen years after its launch, Kickstarter had lost its cachet of cool and churned through CEOs.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
This 833-kW (1,200-hp) electric SUV can purportedly float on water for up to 30 minutes in an emergency, and churn through the drink at nearly 3 kph to make its escape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
Shifting attitudes in the U.S. have begun to evaporate hope for ongoing support, the unforgiving front lines churn through soldiers, and other urgent conflicts have drawn the media's attention away from Ukraine.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Rumors churned through the public: The World Bank is evacuating its staff; U.S. warships will remove all the American citizens; the such and such ambassador has fled the country.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
This was an extremely rare weather event for California that churned through a wide, geographically diverse region.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Russia’s armed forces are churning through artillery in Ukraine at an unsustainable rate, The Post’s Adam Taylor writes, forcing Putin to try to find ways to bolster the military’s stockpiles of ammunition.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
On an average Saturday, 1,400 customers churn through Q39, a 190-seat upscale barbecue restaurant in a 39th Street strip mall.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The financial collapse in December 2001, which saw Argentina default on its sovereign debt, was followed by a political crisis when five presidents churned through office in the span of two turbulent weeks.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2023
Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
This 833-kW (1,200-hp) electric SUV can purportedly float on water for up to 30 minutes in an emergency, and churn through the drink at nearly 3 kph to make its escape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
Shifting attitudes in the U.S. have begun to evaporate hope for ongoing support, the unforgiving front lines churn through soldiers, and other urgent conflicts have drawn the media's attention away from Ukraine.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Rumors churned through the public: The World Bank is evacuating its staff; U.S. warships will remove all the American citizens; the such and such ambassador has fled the country.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
This was an extremely rare weather event for California that churned through a wide, geographically diverse region.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Russia’s armed forces are churning through artillery in Ukraine at an unsustainable rate, The Post’s Adam Taylor writes, forcing Putin to try to find ways to bolster the military’s stockpiles of ammunition.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
On an average Saturday, 1,400 customers churn through Q39, a 190-seat upscale barbecue restaurant in a 39th Street strip mall.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The financial collapse in December 2001, which saw Argentina default on its sovereign debt, was followed by a political crisis when five presidents churned through office in the span of two turbulent weeks.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2023
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