churn through

verb

churned through; churning through; churns through

transitive verb

: 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
For 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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Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick churned through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025 Erick quickly doubled in strength Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick churned through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Luis Alberto Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick was churning through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025 The customer success manager scheduling seemingly pointless check-in calls might prevent million-dollar churn through relationship management that AI cannot replicate. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for churn through

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of churn through was in 1849

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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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