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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destructed
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Without a prior announcement for guests, Six Flags Great Adventure closed the world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, in November 2024, and imploded the ride earlier this year.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025 -
But the afterglow of an appearance would provide momentum for the reconstructed conference, just as SDSU’s run to the 2023 Final Four would have aided the Pac-12 if former executives had been smart enough to add the Aztecs that spring (along with SMU) before everything imploded.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Oil prices crumbled again a year later, sending Venezuela into economic calamity, with hyperinflation and mass migration out of the country.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Though both sides reached a settlement in November, the conflict was an ugly sign of how solidarity between these organizations crumbled in an attempt to persevere.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Self-destructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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