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

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

At a position that tends to churn through injuries over the course of a season, two options aren’t enough. —Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025

What's next: The spiffy new Taco Bell will be able to churn through customers in a much more efficient manner with double drive-thru lanes, curbside pickup and a significantly larger kitchen space. —Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

Houses and businesses saw their roofs ripped open and windows smashed as the twister churned through the area. —David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 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