burn (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burn (up)
Verb
  • At first, he is annoyed by mundane details like listening to the same song or ordering the same breakfast.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Though visibly annoyed, the driver asked the OP to move.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The devil will persist in bothering Martin Luther until the bald-headed monk dispatches him by hurling a bottle of ink.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Imagine if the press covered all of that without bothering to even question it.
    Jeremy Gruber, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And most people do not have just one thing about their skin that bugs them or just one sign of aging, and laser stacking is meant to address that very fact—with a treatment protocol that’s deeply rooted in Korean culture, explains Dr. Chang, who visits Korea several times a year.
    Taryn Brooke, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Impact Impact, another word that bugs me to no end, is in my top three words to drop.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The greasier the better, Chen says (but people with sensitive skin should avoid olive oil, which can be irritating).
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
  • One woman on TikTok has gone viral after describing how her brother still finds ways to irritate her—even from a distance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Daniel was meant to offer hope to Jews of the second century B.C., who were persecuted by the Greek tyrant Antiochus IV.
    Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • That's because Iran's theocratic regime has forcefully suppressed the project and persecuted Rasoulof, a vocal critic of the country's repressive government.
    Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.
    Darren Richman, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In court: Australia captain Sam Kerr is on trial this week for an offense of causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress of a police officer.
    Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • In November 2024, Shamika Mitchell, 38, was convicted of unlawful desertion of a child and aggravated child abuse, according to the State’s Attorney for Florida’s 7th Circuit.
    KC Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Burn (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burn%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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