cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
are cannibalizing
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present progressiveof cannibalize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But in some troubled populations, they are cannibalizing their entire brood every year, further jeopardizing the vulnerable giant salamander species.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
Part of the story is set in the modern day, where these same machines are running out of power and are cannibalizing one another to stay alive.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2017
Regionally, states are cannibalizing one another’s gambling business, siphoning tax revenue used for education and other public benefits.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2016
On one hand, mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, are cannibalizing PC sales.
From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2013
And that our station wagon never veers from lane to lane as my husband peers over his shoulder to see whether the girls are cannibalizing one another in the back seat.
From Time Magazine Archive
