burn through
phrasal verb
burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through
informal
: to use all of (something) quickly
They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.
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And in 1955, the McGee Fire burned through much of Converse Basin, consuming second-growth sequoias and demonstrating the dangers of suppressing all fires.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The United States was also burning through munitions at an alarming rate.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
Over the past two weeks, the still-going wildfire has burned through more than 15,300 acres.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The Eaton Fire, which burned through Altadena on LA’s East Side, and The Palisades Fire are considered the most destructive fires in LA history and killed 29 people.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The United States was also burning through munitions at an alarming rate.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
Over the past two weeks, the still-going wildfire has burned through more than 15,300 acres.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The Eaton Fire, which burned through Altadena on LA’s East Side, and The Palisades Fire are considered the most destructive fires in LA history and killed 29 people.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burn through
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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