burn away
phrasal verb
burned away or burnt away; burning away; burns away
: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat
The outer layer of wooden shingles burned away quickly in the fire.
The fire quickly burned the outer layer of wooden shingles away.
burned away unwanted hair
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The surgery—an ablation (where doctors burn away abnormal tissue)—lasted a few hours, and recovery took three weeks.
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Katrina Martin, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Using spells and items can have environmental effects for both combat and exploration: fire can burn away vines blocking areas, ice creates platforms on bodies of water, and lightning can activate switches (which is also very Zelda-like).
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The first day is called Holika Dahan, and includes religious aspects, including a bonfire that symbolically burns away evil.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 23 Mar. 2024
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Katrina Martin, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Using spells and items can have environmental effects for both combat and exploration: fire can burn away vines blocking areas, ice creates platforms on bodies of water, and lightning can activate switches (which is also very Zelda-like).
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The first day is called Holika Dahan, and includes religious aspects, including a bonfire that symbolically burns away evil.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 23 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for burn away
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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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