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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But this trio, walking on a clear June morning when the gloom has burned away, are everything that is good and right with immigrant communities.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Using gas as an insulator for spacecraft could replace traditional, single-use heat shields that burn away or the heat-resistant ceramic tiles that need to be replaced between flights, making spacecraft more fully and rapidly reusable, according to a statement from Texas A&M University.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 May 2025
In December 2023, a neurosurgeon created a small hole in the man’s skull and deployed heat to burn away brain tissue.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Infamous examples include how Chef Zeff lost his leg, and Whitebeard's moustache being burnt away.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Using gas as an insulator for spacecraft could replace traditional, single-use heat shields that burn away or the heat-resistant ceramic tiles that need to be replaced between flights, making spacecraft more fully and rapidly reusable, according to a statement from Texas A&M University.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 May 2025
In December 2023, a neurosurgeon created a small hole in the man’s skull and deployed heat to burn away brain tissue.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Infamous examples include how Chef Zeff lost his leg, and Whitebeard's moustache being burnt away.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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 17 Jun. 2025.
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