as in to implode
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Recent Examples of self-destruct
Peni's Spiders Sneaky Escape: Resolved an issue where the self-destructing Spider-Drones from Peni Parker's Bionic Spider-Nest would penetrate the floor to seek out foes when webs were present above and below.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Google's venerable 2015 Chromecast attempted to self-destruct earlier this week, upsetting a huge number of people who were still using the decade-old streaming dongles.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
It was not immediately known whether the spacecraft’s self-destruct system had kicked in to blow it up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Three minutes after that, the rocket's self-destruct system triggered an explosion that broke the Starship apart, producing a spectacular shower of flaming debris that rained down along the flight path.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Google's venerable 2015 Chromecast attempted to self-destruct earlier this week, upsetting a huge number of people who were still using the decade-old streaming dongles.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
It was not immediately known whether the spacecraft’s self-destruct system had kicked in to blow it up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Three minutes after that, the rocket's self-destruct system triggered an explosion that broke the Starship apart, producing a spectacular shower of flaming debris that rained down along the flight path.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
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The asterisk to those achievements is that qualification for Europe’s top competition was achieved in a season when the traditional challengers, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur’s form, have fallen off a cliff as dominant force Manchester City imploded.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Some investors were paid back in part, but most were not, leaving a huge debt after Sky Group imploded during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Old systems are crumbling under the pressure of new conditions.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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For the characters who remain, there’s a sense that the world’s well of meaning has run dry; the old institutions have crumbled, and no one is coming to save us.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Half of listings go under contract within 11 days compared to 17 days required nationally.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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The profile was first created under the name Sean Combs in December 2006 but went under other names, including Jackie Star, Frank White, Frank Black and Ryan Lopez.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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