cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
is cannibalizing
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present progressiveof cannibalize (3rd person singular).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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It has even changed the way it repairs planes: Instead of buying new parts when they are needed, it is cannibalizing them from some of its hundreds of planes that are parked.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2020
Yes, Netflix is cannibalizing one side of the entertainment business: distribution.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2014
The celebrity fragrance market has so exploded in the last 10 years that many in the industry worry the field is cannibalizing itself.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2012
