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.—
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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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Aggressively churning through relievers until something clicks will be part of the trial-and-error process.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Despite being an important piece of the Padres' puzzle last season, his name has been churning through the trade rumor mill once again.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
This means that since Sport Republic bought a controlling stake in Southampton in January 2022, they have been relegated twice, churned through multiple managers (Ralph Hasenhuttl, Nathan Jones, Ruben Selles, Martin and Juric), and arguably assembled the worst Premier League side in history.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
On Earth, convection currents churn through the mantle (the layer that lies beneath the crust), causing tectonic plates to move around the planet's surface and triggering geological activity like volcanism.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Despite being an important piece of the Padres' puzzle last season, his name has been churning through the trade rumor mill once again.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
This means that since Sport Republic bought a controlling stake in Southampton in January 2022, they have been relegated twice, churned through multiple managers (Ralph Hasenhuttl, Nathan Jones, Ruben Selles, Martin and Juric), and arguably assembled the worst Premier League side in history.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
On Earth, convection currents churn through the mantle (the layer that lies beneath the crust), causing tectonic plates to move around the planet's surface and triggering geological activity like volcanism.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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