self-destructing

present participle of self-destruct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destructing
Verb
  • The target of the mission is Encom CEO Eve Kim (Greta Lee), who is desperate to take AI to the next level and find that permanence code that will make digital creations like Ares exist for more than just a few minutes before imploding.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bringing the battle home for players to storm brownstones in Brooklyn Heights or desperately traverse a crumbling Manhattan Bridge is effectively scary — for most people.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The show, held in a crumbling 19th-century villa on the outskirts of the city, was inspired by planetary alignment, archaeological ruins and global unity, says Schnaider, 34.
    Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Self-destructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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