as in to implode
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Recent Examples of self-destruct
Her erratic moods and default to self-destruct impacts all of her relationships as moments of levity erupt into violence and optimism simmers to despair.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Now, new observations of the aftermath of same event from the James Webb Space Telescope have suggested a scenario previously only considered in the realms of science fiction: that a planet about the size of Jupiter self-destructed by heading straight into its parent star.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
Again, this is where a lot of people get trapped, either out of boredom or a compulsion to self-destruct.
—Olivia Petter, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Peni's Spiders Sneaky Escape: Resolved an issue where the self-destructing Spider-Drones from Peni Parker's Bionic Spider-Nest would penetrate the floor to seek out foes when webs were present above and below.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Now, new observations of the aftermath of same event from the James Webb Space Telescope have suggested a scenario previously only considered in the realms of science fiction: that a planet about the size of Jupiter self-destructed by heading straight into its parent star.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
Again, this is where a lot of people get trapped, either out of boredom or a compulsion to self-destruct.
—Olivia Petter, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Peni's Spiders Sneaky Escape: Resolved an issue where the self-destructing Spider-Drones from Peni Parker's Bionic Spider-Nest would penetrate the floor to seek out foes when webs were present above and below.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
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At least until this past weekend, when Clay Holmes was pulled too early in his Friday start and Paul Blackburn imploded in relief, Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning both fell apart in their respective starts and the bats couldn’t back them up.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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The submersible imploded about 1 hour and 45 minutes after its trip began, resulting in the deaths of its five passengers.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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As the Blatter regime down the road at FIFA began to crumble, Platini became the heir apparent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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But the friendship crumbled under the weight of ego, the 2016 election, marathon training, and Carole’s younger boyfriend, Adam.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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No matter how far Wrexham go under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, that first promotion back into the EFL two years ago will take some beating.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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This comes on the heels of a season where multiple players went under center after the franchise opted to end their experiment with former No. 6 pick Daniel Jones.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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