cannibalize
Example Sentences
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The advent of data analytics showed that Goodwill could cluster stores closer together than previously believed without cannibalizing sales.
Gentrification cannibalizes what came before it, so why not turn the offending cannibals into tasty fried snacks?
From Los Angeles Times
In some systems, planets may even cannibalize each other, according to another recent study that found evidence of a gas giant that ate a Mercury-size world.
From New York Times
With the changes to the MLB schedule and fewer divisional games, the American League East teams, which all have records over .500, won’t have as many games to cannibalize on each other’s records.
From Seattle Times
For that to happen, Dr. Huang said, “a successful pivot needs to complement their business, not cannibalize it.”
From New York Times
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