burn up
phrasal verb
burned up or burnt up; burning up; burns up
: to be destroyed or cause (something) to be destroyed by fire
Most asteroids burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Wildfires have been raging across the region burning up acres of forest.
Do we still need these old receipts? No, burn them up.
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That means less space junk burns up, creating a higher risk of collisions.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Serving many different customers The advantages of such a platform include superior image quality, less congested orbits, and natural debris removal as inoperable satellites are pulled down into Earth's atmosphere and burnt up.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
While Hackman was not one of the actors listed by Chalamet in his speech, in the immediate aftermath of his passing, many have been quick to define the two-time Oscar winner similarly as one of the greatest performers to ever burn up the stage and screen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
The temperatures inside of the ash cloud would have been expected to burn up the body and destroy all soft tissues.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Serving many different customers The advantages of such a platform include superior image quality, less congested orbits, and natural debris removal as inoperable satellites are pulled down into Earth's atmosphere and burnt up.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
While Hackman was not one of the actors listed by Chalamet in his speech, in the immediate aftermath of his passing, many have been quick to define the two-time Oscar winner similarly as one of the greatest performers to ever burn up the stage and screen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
The temperatures inside of the ash cloud would have been expected to burn up the body and destroy all soft tissues.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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