implode

verb

im·plode im-ˈplōd

imploded; imploding

Synonyms of implode next

intransitive verb

: to burst inward

a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode

: to undergo violent compression

massive stars which implode

: to collapse inward as if from external pressure

also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing

: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct

the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism—

Jan Hoffman

transitive verb

: to cause to implode

Examples of implode in a Sentence

a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds

Recent Examples on the Web Three of Kody’s marriages imploded within a span of 14 months. —

Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023 But the more interesting question is why is this happening now and why is the culture imploding? —

Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023 Longtime ace Clayton Kershaw, who will be a free agent this offseason and will consider retiring at age 35, imploded in a Game 1 defeat after pitching through a shoulder injury during the season’s final two months. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023 The consumer bureau initially focused on creating new guardrails for the mortgage industry that had just imploded. —

Stacy Cowley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023 Defensively, the Chargers mustered enough pressure without blitzing to keep their erratic pass defense from totally imploding. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023 The company imploded in 2019, filing for bankruptcy amid a pile of lawsuits and a federal investigation into fraud allegations. —

Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023 By the time the ’60s were imploding, Brian had become more than an addled drug abuser. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023 This summer, five people on a tourist mission to see the ship’s wreckage were killed when their vessel imploded, a tragedy that also commanded worldwide attention. —

Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 See More

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