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"text": "Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up"
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"ref": "2010, Richard Littlejohn, Littlejohn's House of Fun: Thirteen Years of (Labour) Madness, page 78",
"text": "It's to encourage boys to burn off excess energy.",
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"ref": "2010, Efua Baker, 15 Minute Calorie Burn Workout, page 11",
"text": "To get rid of just 0.5kg (1lb) of excess fat you must burn off around 3500 calories.",
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"text": "Near-synonym: burn through"
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"ref": "2019, David Gerrold, Bouncing Off the Moon",
"text": "We burn off speed. We have come around very fast. Must burn off more speed.",
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"ref": "2022, James R. Welke, The International Football League",
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"ref": "2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media",
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"text": "It's to encourage boys to burn off excess energy.",
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"ref": "2010, Efua Baker, 15 Minute Calorie Burn Workout, page 11",
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"ref": "2015, James Egan, Over 100 Ways to Stop Sabotaging Your Life, page 13",
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