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Definition of Cannibalizing
1. cannibalize [v] - See also: cannibalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannibalizing
Literary usage of Cannibalizing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Apartheid has caused enormous suffering among the nonwhites, ranging from
soul-cannibalizing humiliation to severe malnutrition among thousands of persons ..."
2. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"By working around the clock and cannibalizing parts from wrecked planes and
gliders, these men put all the gliders together—just four days before DRAGOON ..."
3. The U. N. Role in the Persian Gulf and Iraqi Compliance with U. N. Resolutions by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"He is cannibalizing some power plants in order to bring up one or two that were
knocked out. There is some work going ahead on bridge structures and that ..."
4. Aircraft Electrical System Safety: Congressional Hearing edited by Tillie K. Fowler (2002)
"... are we utilizing them, are we really focusing on them; or is the industry,
through their competitive process, sometimes cannibalizing each other? ..."
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