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to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one
He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another. Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars.
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Those behind the 1901 Project’s concert hall argue that their new venue will expand the marketplace through long-term, Las Vegas-style residencies rather than cannibalize existing venues.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Platforms like StockX capitalize on this trend, underscoring the growing significance of secondary markets, where brands maintain consumer interest without cannibalizing demand.
—Vincent Gregoire, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The new findings imply that, rather than a rare intermediate-mass black hole, there is a cluster of stellar-mass black holes in Omega Centauri, believed to be the remains of an ancient galaxy cannibalized by the Milky Way.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The rosy wolf snail cannibalizes endemic kāhuli; other invasive species, habitat loss and climate change all pose existential threats to Hawaii’s native snails.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Platforms like StockX capitalize on this trend, underscoring the growing significance of secondary markets, where brands maintain consumer interest without cannibalizing demand.
—Vincent Gregoire, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The new findings imply that, rather than a rare intermediate-mass black hole, there is a cluster of stellar-mass black holes in Omega Centauri, believed to be the remains of an ancient galaxy cannibalized by the Milky Way.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The rosy wolf snail cannibalizes endemic kāhuli; other invasive species, habitat loss and climate change all pose existential threats to Hawaii’s native snails.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Cannibalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannibalize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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