self-destroying

adjective

self-de·​stroy·​ing ˌself-di-ˈstrȯi-iŋ How to pronounce self-destroying (audio)

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The black Roadrunner-M is the self-destroying version equipped with a warhead depicted in the video on Thursday. Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023 Still, revealing this publicly likely won’t diminish interest in Banksy or affect the price people are willing to pay for monkey stencils or self-destroying art. Tyson Mitman, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-destroying was in 1645

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“Self-destroying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destroying. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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