as in to implode
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Recent Examples of self-destruct
When these spores germinate, the bacteria eat away at the plastic, causing it to self-destruct.
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Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Others, like veteran strategist James Carville, think Trump’s opponents should simply hold their fire and let the Administration self-destruct.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Feeling pushed out, Torborg took the Mets’ generous offer.
Keenan, a noted control freak, self-destructed with the Hawks in 1992, months after his most memorable contribution to Hawks lore — putting star Jeremy Roenick in a cast during Game 2 of the ’92 Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
This week, the FBI obtained a court order that allowed the bureau to send a self-destruct command to the software on infected machines.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2025
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Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Others, like veteran strategist James Carville, think Trump’s opponents should simply hold their fire and let the Administration self-destruct.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Feeling pushed out, Torborg took the Mets’ generous offer.
Keenan, a noted control freak, self-destructed with the Hawks in 1992, months after his most memorable contribution to Hawks lore — putting star Jeremy Roenick in a cast during Game 2 of the ’92 Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
This week, the FBI obtained a court order that allowed the bureau to send a self-destruct command to the software on infected machines.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
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Roller coaster implosion Watch former world's tallest and fastest roller coaster being imploded 00:35 After 19 years of service at Six Flags Adventure Park in New Jersey, Kingda Ka, once the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, went on its final kinetic adventure.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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But timing proved to be everything in a race that didn’t have a clear front-runner after Emilia Pérez, with its leading 13 nominations, imploded when the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal erupted.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Cloistered within the dense Mediterranean scrub lay crumbling remnants of bunkers and barracks.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Marcos appeared on nationwide television around midnight shortly after Duterte was flown out and denied the allegations of the vice president, who has had a bitter falling out with him after their whirlwind political alliance as running mates in the 2022 elections crumbled.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Cleveland area homes spent a median of 33 days on the market before going under contract in December, data shows.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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February brought a thaw to what had been a chilly start of the year for metro Denver’s housing market, with more homes listed, more homes going under contract and more sales completed, according to an update Wednesday from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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