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.—
Timothy Foote
Timothy FooteFor an aggressive trader who churns through 30 or 40 deals a day, the stakes mount quickly—along with the tensions.—Michael Meyer
Michael MeyerExamples of churn through in a Sentence
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The storm, which was the deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina in 2005, churned through Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
In the case of this summer’s DOL apprenticeship grants, applicants had to churn through 85 pages of instructions.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The rubber tread outsoles expertly traversed damp leaves and easily churned through muddy patches.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Translation: artists generating works to feed a market that churns through them, with artworks flipped at auction and prices pushed up to unsustainable levels.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
In the case of this summer’s DOL apprenticeship grants, applicants had to churn through 85 pages of instructions.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The rubber tread outsoles expertly traversed damp leaves and easily churned through muddy patches.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Translation: artists generating works to feed a market that churns through them, with artworks flipped at auction and prices pushed up to unsustainable levels.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for churn through
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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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