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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Images of the Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team’s season imploding before his very eyes.—
Brian Robin,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bianca Belair won the 2025 women’s WWE Elimination Chamber match to punch her ticket to WrestleMania 41 but only after her tag team imploded.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 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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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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Social Security Reform At A Crossroads The coming weeks will test just how far the SSA can go under Musk’s sway to reform Social Security in the name of efficiency.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Until the heartland’s best went under and regulators had to step in, that is.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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