cannibalize

Ships break down, sailors have to cannibalize parts, and the fleet fires weapons faster than the nation can replenish them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

In this case, it has come from states that have legalized sports betting, such as Nevada, and are worried that the prediction markets could cannibalize their legal offerings and evade their gambling regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

He also doesn’t think the Big Arch will significantly cannibalize sales of other popular burgers, such as the Quarter Pounder and Big Mac.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

Several years ago, he noted, Costco’s management said it was willing to cannibalize stores with $250 million to $300 million in sales to make the shopping experience at the chain better for members.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026

I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.

From The Issahar Artifacts by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

They think investors will be focused on whether Foundayo cannibalizes any demand for Lily’s other weight-loss drug Zepbound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Then there is the ongoing debate in the industry over whether internet gambling cannibalizes physical casinos.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

Media executives are trying to build profitable streaming services even as cable providers argue they are subsidizing a business that cannibalizes their own.

From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2023

For Meta, there’s risk that Threads cannibalizes Instagram’s revenue over Twitter’s.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023

The theater group’s Sunday statement rejected the notion that the simultaneous releases make financial sense for Disney, arguing that Disney+ revenue cannibalizes later video-on-demand sales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021

“The shows cannibalized themselves by making their show available in snack-size clips after the network airing,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Google has also shown that AI has expanded, not cannibalized, its search-engine business.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

This time around, yield-sharing between platforms is more common, which has reduced overall outflows but also cannibalized off-platform holdings, Engel explained.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

Without Venu as a threat, sporting still constitutes one of the few live-TV options that hasn’t been completely cannibalized by streaming just yet.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024

We cannibalized Dragonwings to make a stretcher for Father out of the wooden poles and canvas.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

MLV and PVF merged after sharing a similar vision and joining forces to avoid cannibalizing the market.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

“We are seeing growing evidence that AI is augmenting workflows rather than cannibalizing them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

But it must be actively defeated; it would be a grave mistake to assume it will dissipate after losing momentum or cannibalizing itself.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

The strong print wasn’t enough to calm investors’ fears about AI cannibalizing the information-technology and consulting sectors.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

And she had started cannibalizing parts of her city to add on to its height.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore