Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for burn up. Search instead for burns up.
Definitions

burn up

















Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "burn up" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com