implosion
noun
im·plo·sion
im-ˈplō-zhən 
1
: the action of imploding
2
: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center
also
: integration
This implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture … —
Kenneth Keniston
Kenneth Keniston 3
: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop
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The one-day implosion in the crypto markets was the worst liquidation event ever tracked by crypto analytics firm CoinGlass.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Zenkel’s comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Sportico that touched on the recent implosion of gold medal figure skating favorite Ilia Malinin, as well as the controversy surrounding LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman, the latter of which can be read here.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
But pressed on a range of subjects, from the reasons for their increasingly abject home record to their bizarre eight-minute implosion against Andoni Iraola’s side, there was at least an acknowledgement that this latest setback at Hill Dickinson Stadium had been entirely avoidable.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is demolished by implosion, 11 February, 2001.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Zenkel’s comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Sportico that touched on the recent implosion of gold medal figure skating favorite Ilia Malinin, as well as the controversy surrounding LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman, the latter of which can be read here.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
But pressed on a range of subjects, from the reasons for their increasingly abject home record to their bizarre eight-minute implosion against Andoni Iraola’s side, there was at least an acknowledgement that this latest setback at Hill Dickinson Stadium had been entirely avoidable.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is demolished by implosion, 11 February, 2001.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Implosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implosion. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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