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Recent Examples of self-annihilation
The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.
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Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
These stellar objects, called dark stars, might have been fueled not by nuclear fusion but by the self-annihilation of dark matter—the invisible stuff that is thought to make up about 85 percent of the matter in the universe.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
With this set-up, audiences are primed to delight in the self-annihilation of the wealthy and privileged.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
It’s become so personal to me to be able to just be proud of myself for not having succeeded in my own self-annihilation.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
This is the closest the symbolic clock has ever been to midnight, a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin, which has maintained the clock since 1947.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock: a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
These stellar objects, called dark stars, might have been fueled not by nuclear fusion but by the self-annihilation of dark matter—the invisible stuff that is thought to make up about 85 percent of the matter in the universe.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
With this set-up, audiences are primed to delight in the self-annihilation of the wealthy and privileged.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
It’s become so personal to me to be able to just be proud of myself for not having succeeded in my own self-annihilation.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
This is the closest the symbolic clock has ever been to midnight, a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin, which has maintained the clock since 1947.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock: a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-annihilation
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Officials would not confirm whether the self-immolation was an act of protest.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Malcolm Browne’s picture of Thích Quảng Đức’s self-immolation.Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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The university told school leaders not to pick sides in political debates while adopting viewpoint neutrality in September.Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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The creation of the company represents one among many steps toward climate neutrality by 2030, as part of Boss’ sustainability pledge, which also includes achieving climate neutrality throughout its entire value chain by 2045.Martino Carrera, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Appeal to logic and emotion. Build a foundation of objectivity and facts that stakeholders can comprehend, but don’t underestimate the emotional components of change.Camille Nicita, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Feminist philosophers, like Martha Nussbaum and Annette Baier, offer an explanation for our refusal to relinquish it: The claim to objectivity offers us the dream of invulnerability.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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A little self-flagellation can be fun, but a Goofus-and-Gallant dynamic develops between Simone and Gigi that unbalances the drama.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Some of the attendees catch on and quickly bolt, but there’s still a small group left when Walsh pulls out a box of whips and paddles so that people can engage in self-flagellation.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The resultant gratitude is more likely to stick around in the brain — and where gratitude abounds, altruism may follow.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 25 Nov. 2024
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Image In this moving departure from her Cash Blackbear series, Rendon shows how harm done to a marginalized community can reverberate through generations, and how collective altruism can be at odds with the needs of home and family.Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Self-annihilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-annihilation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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