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Recent Examples of self-destruct
The duo play a married couple who self-destruct during a bitter divorce.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2025
Wearables Hydration sensor alerts wearer to urgent water need
Computers
Spy-grade storage drive self-destructs on demand like in the movies
Inside, the home follows a minimalist approach.
—Bridget Borgobello
july 16, New Atlas, 16 July 2025
In a video simulating the self-destruct mechanism, Team Group showed the SSD can be installed on a PC motherboard.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some of Banksy's art has famously self-destructed − like one painting that made headlines for shredding itself after selling at auction for $1.4 million.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2025
Wearables Hydration sensor alerts wearer to urgent water need
Computers
Spy-grade storage drive self-destructs on demand like in the movies
Inside, the home follows a minimalist approach.
—Bridget Borgobello
july 16, New Atlas, 16 July 2025
In a video simulating the self-destruct mechanism, Team Group showed the SSD can be installed on a PC motherboard.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some of Banksy's art has famously self-destructed − like one painting that made headlines for shredding itself after selling at auction for $1.4 million.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
Verb
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The space is littered with projects that launched fast, raised millions in token sales, then either imploded due to poor security or quietly disappeared once the hype died down.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yet, as the 58-year-old moved through Nashville International Airport on July 24, his life was about to implode.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That this team won’t crumble in the face of adversity.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lines go under almost every word.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Homes purchased last month likely went under contract in May and June, when the average rate ranged from 6.76% to 6.89%.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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