cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
will cannibalize
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future tenseof cannibalize.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But there is reason to doubt that traders’ interest in the new products will cannibalize exchanges to the degree that investors fear.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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
Some lawmakers fear that offering online casino games will cannibalize revenue from existing brick-and-mortar casinos, although industry executives say online gambling can complement in-person gambling.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Authors and publishers are afraid that efforts like that of the Open Library will cannibalize commercial, revenue-producing markets, sapping incentives to create and publish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Publishers are nervous that e-book borrowing in libraries will cannibalize e-book retail sales.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2011
