self-destruct
verb
self-de·struct
ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt 
self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs
: to destroy oneself or itself
self-destruct
adjective
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The rocket self-destructed, marking the company's second failure in nine months, following an explosion during its first launch attempt.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That day, Lamond set his Telegram chat with Tarrio to self-destruct after 10 seconds; soon after, Tarrio told several contacts that the warrant for his arrest was signed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors say the men communicated more than 600 times across multiple platforms across their roughly yearlong source relationship — many of those conversations took place on the encrypted chat service Telegram, where some messages were set to self-destruct upon receipt.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, White House officials told nonprofit organizations on Nov. 22 that the United States would send three types of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, all of which contain self-destruct features.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That day, Lamond set his Telegram chat with Tarrio to self-destruct after 10 seconds; soon after, Tarrio told several contacts that the warrant for his arrest was signed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors say the men communicated more than 600 times across multiple platforms across their roughly yearlong source relationship — many of those conversations took place on the encrypted chat service Telegram, where some messages were set to self-destruct upon receipt.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, White House officials told nonprofit organizations on Nov. 22 that the United States would send three types of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, all of which contain self-destruct features.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destruct. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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