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cannibalize

[kan-uh-buh-lahyz] / ˈkæn ə bəˌlaɪz /
VERB
salvage
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The idea that AI won’t cannibalize artists and their work on a massive scale is refreshingly utopian, but in many ways so was the fair itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

There’s at least one executive in the artificial intelligence space who doesn’t think AI will cannibalize software companies: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

As prediction markets threaten to cannibalize traditional sportsbooks, one betting operator is doing just fine.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

A farmer who owned a Model T didn’t need a forge or metal lathe to fix his engine; he could simply order a replacement part—or cannibalize one from a wrecked car in a junkyard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From The Issahar Artifacts by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)