burn up
Example Sentences
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De-orbiting a satellite typically means allowing it to burn up in the atmosphere.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Meteors appear as glowing streaks when tiny bits of dust, pebbles, or rock burn up while entering Earth's atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025
As they do so, they burn up, creating the bright flashes we call meteors.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
But some of those de-orbited satellites don’t seem to fully ablate or burn up.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
But this tree in the yard—this tree that men chopped down...this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up its stump—this tree lived!
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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