cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
was cannibalizing
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past progressiveof cannibalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Traton, Volkswagen’s truck unit, said last month that it was cannibalizing hard-to-find components from trucks that had been built but not sold, and reinstalling them in trucks for which there were firm orders.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
In a public letter explaining the move, Chief Executive John Sargent wrote that the embargo grew out of concern that “library lending was cannibalizing sales.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
When announcing the change in a memo earlier this year, Macmillan CEO John Sargeant referenced “our growing fears that library lending was cannibalizing sales.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
Was the possibility considered that this was a something that was cannibalizing the value of these universities’ educations?
From Forbes ● Jan. 20, 2014
He also acknowledged that iPad was cannibalizing its high-margin Macintosh computers, but said it was a huge opportunity for the company.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2013
