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 The beatdown on Alphabet shares came despite better-than-forecast revenue growth that indicates the company’s advertising sales are in no way being cannibalized by consumer adoption of AI, including its own Gemini AI chatbot and its AI Mode in Google Search. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026 American health care costs are cannibalizing the economy. —

Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026 The Post’s second bet is on the viability of text at a moment when fewer people are reading articles online, and as tech platforms are cannibalizing search traffic and directing users away from news. —

Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026 Landlords are lowering rents, raising concessions, and competing fiercely for tenants, even if that means cannibalizing older and less competitive developments. —

Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cannibalize

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When Carolyn finally walked through the doors at the back of the chapel and down the aisle, Reverend O’Byrne had to lead the pair through their vows using a flashlight.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
DiBlasi said that using AI in social interactions stunts emotional growth and can perpetuate feelings of loneliness and isolation.

— Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026