burn up
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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Of course, that space can’t be burned up on just two players, and Verbeek must also consider RFA defensemen Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
These asteroids, known as imminent impactors, mostly burn up in our atmosphere, producing brilliant fireballs in the sky.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Satellites also enter the atmosphere at the end of their life, supposedly burning up.
—Matthew Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Firefighters said the fire started on the second floor of the building's light well and burned up to the roof.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
These asteroids, known as imminent impactors, mostly burn up in our atmosphere, producing brilliant fireballs in the sky.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Satellites also enter the atmosphere at the end of their life, supposedly burning up.
—Matthew Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Firefighters said the fire started on the second floor of the building's light well and burned up to the roof.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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