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View definitions for cannibalize

cannibalize

verb as in salvage

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Some species, for instance, have been seen cannibalizing each other.

Studios don’t seem to agree on whether streaming services are cannibalizing box office numbers.

From Time

According to Lemon, the streaming early releases did not cannibalize linear viewership.

From Digiday

Unbeknownst to many, battles are fought and alliances are formed every day as companies cannibalize each other in the race to hold the most patents for 5G technologies.

The problem is that brands are reluctant to give up their email CRM, and they sometimes feel like SMS cannibalizes it — when really it should eat it all up and just replace it.

From Digiday

But I do, so I thought “why would I cannibalize those ideas into a book?”

"The events won't cannibalize each other and that's the only reason I would do this," Tollett said.

I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cannibalize, such as: disassemble, dismantle, and strip for repair.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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