burned up
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A severe drought also burned up grazing pastures, making it more expensive to feed livestock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Coaches from some of the country’s best football programs burned up Alexander’s phone, offering Stewart spots on their own rosters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
“The Last of Us” burned up the internet with its shocking character death — a feat of secret-keeping among fans of its source material on the level of “Game of Thrones’” Red Wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Usually pieces of space debris are entirely burned up by Earth's atmosphere but larger piece can fall to earth.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
That night I burned up most of the wood I had collected, unable to sleep for facing my death—if not death here, then death someday.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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