as in to implode
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Recent Examples of self-destruct
It was not immediately known whether the spacecraft’s self-destruct system had kicked in to blow it up.
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Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Three minutes after that, the rocket's self-destruct system triggered an explosion that broke the Starship apart, producing a spectacular shower of flaming debris that rained down along the flight path.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
When these spores germinate, the bacteria eat away at the plastic, causing it to self-destruct.
—Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Others, like veteran strategist James Carville, think Trump’s opponents should simply hold their fire and let the Administration self-destruct.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Three minutes after that, the rocket's self-destruct system triggered an explosion that broke the Starship apart, producing a spectacular shower of flaming debris that rained down along the flight path.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
When these spores germinate, the bacteria eat away at the plastic, causing it to self-destruct.
—Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Others, like veteran strategist James Carville, think Trump’s opponents should simply hold their fire and let the Administration self-destruct.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
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None of Hellebuyck’s regular-season track record, his award recognition, or Arniel’s impassioned speech about the team imploding in front of him is a result.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But in 2022, the company imploded, with billions of dollars in customer funds reportedly missing and investigations underway by federal agencies.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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One of the five Venezuelan opposition activists who recently escaped after more than a year confined inside the Argentine Embassy in Caracas says their dramatic rescue underscores the crumbling state of the Nicolas Maduro regime’s security forces.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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When something appears that stems from a pure love of music, inevitably, the existing structures begin to crumble.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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After both teams missed numerous chances in the second period, winger Nick Paul gave Tampa Bay its first lead in the series with a goal that went under Bobrovsky’s left leg 13:17 into the second period.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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In India, in Peru, and on the streets of Paris, different rebel groups found the package of convictions that went under Mao’s name to be a potent source of ideological power.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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