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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The goal of the benefit was to rebuild communities decimated by the fires that burned through Los Angeles in January.
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Janelle Ash, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, evacuation orders are still in place in parts of the Palisades, where wildfires burned through more than 23,000 acres.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The destruction of some of the state’s most expensive mansions in communities like Pacific Palisades received much of the attention, but the fires also displaced people in predominantly middle- and working-class areas like Altadena and Pasadena, where the Eaton Fire burned through 9,400 buildings.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which burned through more than 14,000 acres, was 99% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Janelle Ash, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, evacuation orders are still in place in parts of the Palisades, where wildfires burned through more than 23,000 acres.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The destruction of some of the state’s most expensive mansions in communities like Pacific Palisades received much of the attention, but the fires also displaced people in predominantly middle- and working-class areas like Altadena and Pasadena, where the Eaton Fire burned through 9,400 buildings.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which burned through more than 14,000 acres, was 99% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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