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 fandoms would simply implode.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
The team Policy runs, which held an 18-point halftime advantage not long before, had imploded.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
The number of queries on the site has been imploding, suggesting that humans just aren’t doing that much coding anymore.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
The team Policy runs, which held an 18-point halftime advantage not long before, had imploded.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
The number of queries on the site has been imploding, suggesting that humans just aren’t doing that much coding anymore.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for implode
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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Klapper told Jam Press that the tower had partially collapsed under its own weight shortly before completion, preventing him from officially qualifying for the record.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Letting Thwaites collapse arguably violates the Antarctic Treaty System’s environmental-preservation clause, Minchew said.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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