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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Both the Woolsey and recent Palisades fires burned through the Santa Monica Mountains in ecologically similar areas.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The larger simulated star burned through its fuel in just 2.6 million years before meeting its own explosive end, showering a whopping 55 solar masses of oxygen (more than 18 million Earth masses) into space.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The warnings were issued for areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires, which collectively burned through roughly 40,000 acres of land and scorched more than 15,000 buildings in January, according to an interactive map issued by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
In January, the wildfires burned through Altadena and the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles and at least 29 people lost their lives.
—Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The larger simulated star burned through its fuel in just 2.6 million years before meeting its own explosive end, showering a whopping 55 solar masses of oxygen (more than 18 million Earth masses) into space.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The warnings were issued for areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires, which collectively burned through roughly 40,000 acres of land and scorched more than 15,000 buildings in January, according to an interactive map issued by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
In January, the wildfires burned through Altadena and the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles and at least 29 people lost their lives.
—Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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