burked

[US]/bɜːrkt/
[UK]/bərkd/

Translation

v.past tense and past participle of burke, to avoid or conceal something by destroying it or preventing its disclosure

Phrases & Collocations

burked his career

burked the project

burked the evidence

burked the truth

burked the plan

burked the discussion

burked the meeting

burked his chances

burked the proposal

burked the outcome

Example Sentences

his plans were burked by unexpected circumstances.

she felt that her ideas were burked during the meeting.

the project was burked due to lack of funding.

many initiatives were burked by bureaucratic red tape.

his promotion was burked by office politics.

the investigation was burked by a lack of evidence.

her efforts to reform the system were burked at every turn.

the new policy was burked by public opposition.

his career was burked by a series of unfortunate events.

the initiative was burked before it could take off.

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