self-annihilation

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Recent Examples of self-annihilation The will toward self-annihilation is a familiar human characteristic. — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Her self-annihilation is grisly and impossible to misinterpret as a final repudiation of her role in the HMS Courageous bombing and, until Grace announces she’d like Hal to be her vice-president, is the most intense and far-reaching twist of the episode. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 And he is compelled by a righteous fury to warn others of his son’s dark path to self-annihilation. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025 The broken family exults in its own debasement just like the protesters and activist judges who pursue self-annihilation as liberation. — Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025 The clock, which is updated by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is meant to be a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 The image becomes metabolized by the fungus in a process of self-annihilation and, like the memory itself, given a new kind of presence through its decay. — Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024 The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947. — Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024 These stellar objects, called dark stars, might have been fueled not by nuclear fusion but by the self-annihilation of dark matter—the invisible stuff that is thought to make up about 85 percent of the matter in the universe. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-annihilation
Noun
  • YouTube was used to widely share videos, including the initial protests in Tunisia following the self-immolation of a fruit vendor.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • People in crisis incarcerated in Joliet have set over 60 fires since summer 2024, including eight cases of self-immolation and, after guards impeded access to lifesaving care, at least one death.
    — Joan Steffen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Leaders of the Student List and most likely figures in the new government have committed to the policies the Kremlin cares about most, namely no sanctions, military neutrality, and no NATO membership.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • After a brief respite in the 2010s when body-positivity and neutrality were in vogue, the pendulum has swung back with a vengeance.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Consistent with our principles of objectivity and fair process, the referral neither adopts nor rejects the factual assertions in your letter and does not prejudge OPR's assessment.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The movie leaves you with many questions — about Holmes, about the slippery nature of truth and about the objectivity of documentary filmmaking itself.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some supporters performed self-flagellation on the streets, while others waved Iranian as well as red and black flags symbolizing mourning and revenge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • In Baghdad, thousands marched through the streets, including some who slashed their heads with razors and performed other forms of self-flagellation in a show of grief to mark the occasion.
    — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Doing so is not only a matter of altruism; the United States itself will have to grapple with migrants fleeing failing states, pandemics, and the dangers of climate change.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • To be certain, analysts say there's little altruism in how China came to sit on its massive stockpile of oil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet Baier’s critics question his claim to impartiality—citing, beyond the network’s overall reputation, a few high-profile incidents.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this position, Parker maintained the state Senate’s official records with integrity and impartiality, according to her campaign website.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Self-annihilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-annihilation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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