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burned up

ADJECTIVE
burned
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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

China's Long March 5B booster re-entered over the Indian Ocean in 2022, and the Tiangong-1 space station mostly burned up over the Pacific in 2018.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

“We were lucky we didn’t get burned up in the fire. And we’re lucky we have a second home to stay in here in Santa Fe,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

On Nov. 10, a decommissioned Starlink satellite fell to earth and burned up on reentry—something it is designed to do.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

But his school supplies and books were all burned up now.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis