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But will voters burn out on him before the crucial caucus vote?

Will Glee, self-made savior of the music industry and glee clubs everywhere, burn out like a one-hit wonder?

Venus and Serena Williams look as if they will never burn out.

The engine did not answer very well, for the packing in the pole stuffing box used to burn out, and a cloud of steam escaped.

She bade him guard well his ring, and gave him a torch: if that torch were lighted his life would burn out with the last spark.

To this end she buried him in fire by night to burn out his human elements, and anointed him with ambrosia by day.

At length they attempted to set the thicket on fire, hoping thus to burn out their foes.

A short circuited coil will heat excessively and eventually burn out.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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