self-destruct
verb
self-de·struct
ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt 
self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs
: to destroy oneself or itself
self-destruct
adjective
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In a video simulating the self-destruct mechanism, Team Group showed the SSD can be installed on a PC motherboard.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some of Banksy's art has famously self-destructed − like one painting that made headlines for shredding itself after selling at auction for $1.4 million.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Following its conclusion and the declaration of the winner, In-ho presses the island’s self-destruct button and takes the baby to safety.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Celebrity kids were expected to dazzle early or self-destruct spectacularly for years.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some of Banksy's art has famously self-destructed − like one painting that made headlines for shredding itself after selling at auction for $1.4 million.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Following its conclusion and the declaration of the winner, In-ho presses the island’s self-destruct button and takes the baby to safety.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Celebrity kids were expected to dazzle early or self-destruct spectacularly for years.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destruct. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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