CANNIBALIZE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cannibalize

verb

as in to use

to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another. Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars.

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Recent Examples of cannibalize Some of those consequences will be borne by the production’s cast and crew, with the leak possibly cannibalizing viewership when the movie officially premieres on Paramount+ in October. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 Analysts today describe an institution constrained by shortages of fuel and spare parts and increasingly dependent on domestic improvisation — modifying, repurposing and cannibalizing older systems to keep them operational. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 Terrified of losing speculative momentum, Google threw its immense cash reserves into an arms race that actively cannibalizes its own business model. —

Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Salesforce and many of its software peers have been weighed down by fears that artificial intelligence will cannibalize its core business. —

Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cannibalize

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The targeting led the Russians to use an alternative route, according to the Ukrainian military, with a large number of trucks carrying military supplies sent further west.

— Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Officers conducted a search on foot and using a drone, but were unable to locate the animal.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026