self-destruct

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Recent Examples of self-destruct Then around Christmas in 2013, Kinch’s career began to self-destruct. Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025 There is much pain in The Vegetarian—the weight of guilt, the desire to self-destruct, the longing to change everything about yourself, the presence of despicable characters—and the plot’s unpredictable trajectory can make for a challenging read. Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025 When that happens, the craft will be ordered to turn to expose itself to the Sun, causing it to self-destruct. David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 The rocket self-destructed, marking the company's second failure in nine months, following an explosion during its first launch attempt. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-destruct 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-destruct
Verb
  • Sosa was the focus of Friday’s opening ceremony, sucking in all the attention like an imploding star, but there were many pressing topics to discuss aside from His Sammyness, such as President Jed Hoyer, who enters the final year of his contract without any job certainty beyond 2025.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • His 2006 film Inland Empire revisits Hollywood via the imploding mind of a film actress (Dern again, possibly his greatest muse), and is a film in which nothing is fixed and everything transforms.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Yakumo will use his unique fighting styles to defeat the Divine Dragon Order that’s turned Tokyo into a dystopian, crumbling mess.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Cena also goes under the hood with country singer Jelly Roll in Nashville, and while a passenger in Jelly’s RAM 1500 Laramie learns about his journey from being a convict to fatherhood and stardom.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Around 100 lots including works by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Wassily Kandinsky will go under the hammer.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destruct. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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