as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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Recent Examples of implode
The target of the mission is Encom CEO Eve Kim (Greta Lee), who is desperate to take AI to the next level and find that permanence code that will make digital creations like Ares exist for more than just a few minutes before imploding.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Then, in 2015, the art market spectacularly imploded, and his sales dried up almost overnight.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
But the relief is short-lived, as the structures around Shibuya Crossing begin to implode.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Then, in 2015, the art market spectacularly imploded, and his sales dried up almost overnight.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
But the relief is short-lived, as the structures around Shibuya Crossing begin to implode.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Polling data show Jones' support collapsing.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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