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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For now, all that can be said for certain, judging by the latest implosion in his current employers West Ham’s fast-deteriorating season, is that nobody has benefited from his falling-out with Edu and the sequence of events that brought about Nuno’s exit from the City Ground.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
A number of political analysts have argued that keeping Rodríguez in power was necessary to prevent an implosion in Venezuela.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
But his second term would be overshadowed by concerns around the city’s rent control ordinance, rising property taxes, and a downtown left in disarray by the departure of remote workers and the implosion of Madison Equities, downtown’s largest property owner.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
A number of political analysts have argued that keeping Rodríguez in power was necessary to prevent an implosion in Venezuela.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
But his second term would be overshadowed by concerns around the city’s rent control ordinance, rising property taxes, and a downtown left in disarray by the departure of remote workers and the implosion of Madison Equities, downtown’s largest property owner.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Don't miss these Watch the implosion of a bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Implosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implosion. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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