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

Special prosecutor Hank Brennan churned through witnesses Monday, calling a blood-alcohol expert, a young couple who saw Read's car outside before prosecutors believe O'Keefe was struck and killed, a paramedic and the former Canton cop who used a leaf blower and red Solo cups to collect evidence. —Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025

Watch for the Senate to churn through a slate of lower-level nominees over the next few weeks. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025

The Phillies could use the unclaimed eighth spot to churn through middle relievers. —Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025

Classical methods of solving these problems, which often involve churning through possible solutions in clever ways, quickly become untenable. —Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025

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