as in to implode
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Recent Examples of self-destruct
Again, this is where a lot of people get trapped, either out of boredom or a compulsion to self-destruct.
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Olivia Petter, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Olivia Petter, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
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Russia’s foreign currency reserves, once under pressure, as Moscow struggled to keep the ruble from imploding, have recovered, moving past their pre-war high of $630 billion to $680 billion.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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It’s been recovering much of its big losses taken last week after Elon Musk’s relationship with Trump imploded, which in turn raised fears about a loss of business for the electric-vehicle company.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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The strikes overwhelmed air defense systems, and the city was rife with fires burning, buildings crumbling, and other debris from the attacks.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The myth that Medicaid is for 'someone else' is crumbling fast.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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