Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destructed
Verb
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Georgia Tech’s defense had been shaky much of the season and imploded in this one.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025 -
The telecom bust of 2000-2002 wiped out hundreds of billions in market value as companies imploded under their capital spending.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The brick crumbled and left behind red flakes on her palm.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But in 1991, as the Iron Curtain crumbled, Yugoslavia’s six constituent states—Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro—tumbled toward war.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Self-destructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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