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Recent Examples of imploded
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
But the afterglow of an appearance would provide momentum for the reconstructed conference, just as SDSU’s run to the 2023 Final Four would have aided the Pac-12 if former executives had been smart enough to add the Aztecs that spring (along with SMU) before everything imploded.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Georgia Tech’s defense had been shaky much of the season and imploded in this one.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The telecom bust of 2000-2002 wiped out hundreds of billions in market value as companies imploded under their capital spending.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Before Kaseya, the arena was named for FTX from 2021 to 2023 — until that company imploded and declared bankruptcy in a spectacular crypto crash.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The doomed vessel imploded near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the instantaneous death of all five occupants.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The vessel imploded while on its 88th dive, killing five people on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage on June 18, 2023.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Worries are particularly high about companies in the artificial-intelligence industry, where pessimists see echoes of the 2000 dot-com bubble that imploded.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Without a prior announcement for guests, Six Flags Great Adventure closed the world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, in November 2024, and imploded the ride earlier this year.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
But the afterglow of an appearance would provide momentum for the reconstructed conference, just as SDSU’s run to the 2023 Final Four would have aided the Pac-12 if former executives had been smart enough to add the Aztecs that spring (along with SMU) before everything imploded.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Georgia Tech’s defense had been shaky much of the season and imploded in this one.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The telecom bust of 2000-2002 wiped out hundreds of billions in market value as companies imploded under their capital spending.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Before Kaseya, the arena was named for FTX from 2021 to 2023 — until that company imploded and declared bankruptcy in a spectacular crypto crash.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The doomed vessel imploded near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the instantaneous death of all five occupants.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The vessel imploded while on its 88th dive, killing five people on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage on June 18, 2023.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Worries are particularly high about companies in the artificial-intelligence industry, where pessimists see echoes of the 2000 dot-com bubble that imploded.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploded
Adjective
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department on Wednesday rescued three people who were trapped under a collapsed retaining wall in Lennox.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the future, these miniature flying machines could navigate collapsed buildings after earthquakes and help locate survivors in places larger robots cannot reach.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Some astronomers believe the source of the glow to be pulsars — the spinning leftovers of exploded stars — while others point to colliding particles of dark matter, an elusive and invisible form of matter that is believed to be five times more abundant than regular matter.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says reaching the center of the wreckage at the exploded ammunition plant will be slow and complex.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Painting seems like an easy fix for cracked or discolored grout.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Besides being dangerous, downloading cracked software also poses legal risks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The split vote denied the motion, which would've sent it to Ocean City Council for the next steps.—
Alicia Roberts,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The driver then got out of the wrecked vehicle and fled on foot, police said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator.—
Michael Waters,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On Wednesday, numerous commemorations and tributes occurred in the devastated communities and throughout the city and county of Los Angeles —including flags flying at half-staff at City Hall, county buildings and at all state buildings.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the immediate aftermath of the fires there was discussion about maybe there should have been more accessibility and exit routes in the central core of the Palisades that was so devastated.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Imploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploded. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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