as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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And if these virtual recreations of stellar self-destruction are windows into the very distant past, then that might also mean our own waterlogged, paradisiacal world is just one in a considerably long line of oceanic planets.
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
And when that culture celebrates self-destruction, the consequences show up on our streets, in our schools and in our homes.
—S.t. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
Zachary Basu Apr 25, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Elon Musk leaves legacy of self-destruction at DOGE
Elon Musk arrived in Washington as the most powerful political outsider ever, brimming with Silicon Valley swagger and bipartisan buy-in for his goal of streamlining the federal government.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Fierstein wrote and starred in Torch Song Trilogy, an early mainstream depiction of gay relationships without stereotypes of self-destruction.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
And when that culture celebrates self-destruction, the consequences show up on our streets, in our schools and in our homes.
—S.t. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
Zachary Basu Apr 25, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Elon Musk leaves legacy of self-destruction at DOGE
Elon Musk arrived in Washington as the most powerful political outsider ever, brimming with Silicon Valley swagger and bipartisan buy-in for his goal of streamlining the federal government.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Fierstein wrote and starred in Torch Song Trilogy, an early mainstream depiction of gay relationships without stereotypes of self-destruction.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Self-destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruction. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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