imploded; imploding
1
a
: to burst inward
a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode
b
: to undergo violent compression
massive stars which implode
2
: to collapse inward as if from external pressure
also
: to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing
3
: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct
… the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism.—
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: to cause to implode
Examples of implode in a Sentence
a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Friendships and couples form only to implode, and eight years’ worth of secrets, lies, and betrayals come to a head in the series finale.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
And then Malinin, 21, imploded in a shocking collapse, succumbing to the enormous pressure of his first Winter Games and finishing an incomprehensible eighth.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Their confidence from the 3-point arc imploded with the departures of Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White, resulting in 10-for-36 shooting against Brooklyn.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Friendships and couples form only to implode, and eight years’ worth of secrets, lies, and betrayals come to a head in the series finale.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
And then Malinin, 21, imploded in a shocking collapse, succumbing to the enormous pressure of his first Winter Games and finishing an incomprehensible eighth.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Their confidence from the 3-point arc imploded with the departures of Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White, resulting in 10-for-36 shooting against Brooklyn.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implode. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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