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
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Lawsuits have played a key role in slowing at least some of DOGE's churn through the federal bureaucracy.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, firefighters battling a wildfire found their hydrants running dry as flames churned through the community of Lahaina, killing 102 people in the country’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Names will continue to churn through the rumor mill like an endless conveyor belt.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
California After a Christmas lull, towering waves will wallop California coast again
Dec. 25, 2024
Still, that tsunami wasn’t as bad at the one that hit California in 2011, churning through Santa Cruz Harbor, pushing and bumping boats together, sinking at least 14 and damaging many others.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, firefighters battling a wildfire found their hydrants running dry as flames churned through the community of Lahaina, killing 102 people in the country’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Names will continue to churn through the rumor mill like an endless conveyor belt.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
California After a Christmas lull, towering waves will wallop California coast again
Dec. 25, 2024
Still, that tsunami wasn’t as bad at the one that hit California in 2011, churning through Santa Cruz Harbor, pushing and bumping boats together, sinking at least 14 and damaging many others.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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