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burned up

ADJECTIVE
burned
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On that mission, SpaceX deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit, providing it with data before they burned up on re-entry as planned.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

A severe drought also burned up grazing pastures, making it more expensive to feed livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

It is unclear whether the object fell to the ground or burned up in the atmosphere.

From BBC ● May 10, 2025

When asked where his bill of sale was, Thomas said it burned up in a 2006 fire that destroyed his home in Morgan Hill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

If it had ever held answers about my grandfather—in the form of letters, maybe, or a photo album or a diary—they’d probably burned up or rotted away decades ago.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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