churn through
verb
churned through; churning through; churns through
: to proceed through, process, or deal with rapidly or steadily in a mechanical or seemingly mechanical way
He churned through Princeton in two years, working himself into a state of near exhaustion.—
Timothy Foote
Timothy FooteFor an aggressive trader who churns through 30 or 40 deals a day, the stakes mount quickly—along with the tensions.—Michael Meyer
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Power outages are not unusual for Samoa’s 215,000 population, who often face disruptions from cyclones churning through the Pacific.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Don't forget all the Cabinet nominations the Senate still has left to churn through.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
So while the team churned through veteran stopgaps at the position to varying degrees of disappointment — Philip Rivers in 2020 being the lone exception — the Colts took successive Day 3 swings in the draft, hoping to hit.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Aggressively churning through relievers until something clicks will be part of the trial-and-error process.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Todd Symons, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Don't forget all the Cabinet nominations the Senate still has left to churn through.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
So while the team churned through veteran stopgaps at the position to varying degrees of disappointment — Philip Rivers in 2020 being the lone exception — the Colts took successive Day 3 swings in the draft, hoping to hit.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Aggressively churning through relievers until something clicks will be part of the trial-and-error process.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for churn through
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“Churn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churn%20through. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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