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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

The reaction from players was more muted, with Redlegs center fielder Gus Bell saying, “I’m not exactly burned up about being replaced by Willie.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

When torched with embers, the fire burned up to the 5-foot perimeter and then halted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

It is likely that others, albeit much smaller, have hit us or burned up in the atmosphere but gone unnoticed.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Even if something was burned up or left to rot away, it did not disappear from the face of the earth; it changed into something else—gases, liquids, and powders.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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