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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Soon after, pictures and video began popping up on social media of the remains of Starship’s upper stage burning up on reentry above the Caribbean Sea.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
The four Starlink simulators, similar in size and weight to next-generation Starlink satellites, will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship and are expected to burn up on reentry.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Components that make it to space might remain there or eventually burn up on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
—Eric MacK, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some studies found that fidgeting throughout the day may burn up to 10 times more calories than sitting still.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
The four Starlink simulators, similar in size and weight to next-generation Starlink satellites, will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship and are expected to burn up on reentry.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Components that make it to space might remain there or eventually burn up on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
—Eric MacK, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some studies found that fidgeting throughout the day may burn up to 10 times more calories than sitting still.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burn up
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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