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 Twins imploded their bullpen at the trade deadline, shipping off Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louie Varland, Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe, their top five relievers.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
That encounter imploded into acrimony.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
And when those mortgage bets imploded, so did the global economy in 2008.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
But Martin, who spent three years at UCLA, offers a quality option if the Washington experiment implodes.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
That encounter imploded into acrimony.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
And when those mortgage bets imploded, so did the global economy in 2008.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
But Martin, who spent three years at UCLA, offers a quality option if the Washington experiment implodes.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But there have still been high-profile rail bridge collapses like the one in Montana two years ago that sent a train hauling petroleum products into the Yellowstone River, sending tar balls downstream that had to be cleaned up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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