burn up
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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
Objects typically burn up in the earth's atmosphere before they reach the ground.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
Some space agencies and private companies have begun designing their craft to ablate — break apart and burn up — in the atmosphere at the end of their life, an approach called “design for demise.”
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
It was that year of 1904, when automobiles began to burn up the rural byways.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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