as in collapses
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 implodes
Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The seamless pivot after a conspiracy theory implodes—no apology, no explanation, just on to the next conspiracy.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
When a star this size collapses, its mass shell then implodes before ricocheting outward.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
This will lead to market meltdowns and cascading economic hardship as global wealth implodes.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Royals’ bullpen implodes The Tigers came alive offensively once Bergert left the game.
—Kansas City Star, 23 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
Whatever is happening, the Cubs need to figure it out quickly before the season implodes.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
This is now the story of Demerzel desperately clinging onto the Cleons and her paradoxical programming on one hand by trying to keep the Empire alive against the Foundation, and of Gaal using the Empire to take down The Mule while the Empire implodes from within.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The seamless pivot after a conspiracy theory implodes—no apology, no explanation, just on to the next conspiracy.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
When a star this size collapses, its mass shell then implodes before ricocheting outward.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
This will lead to market meltdowns and cascading economic hardship as global wealth implodes.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Royals’ bullpen implodes The Tigers came alive offensively once Bergert left the game.
—Kansas City Star, 23 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
Whatever is happening, the Cubs need to figure it out quickly before the season implodes.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
This is now the story of Demerzel desperately clinging onto the Cleons and her paradoxical programming on one hand by trying to keep the Empire alive against the Foundation, and of Gaal using the Empire to take down The Mule while the Empire implodes from within.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implodes
collapses
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Bluff collapses, sometimes caused by natural erosion, are not uncommon in north San Diego and along beaches in North County.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The game between Dallas and the Columbus Blue Jackets is postponed by the NHL after Stars forward Rich Peverley collapses on the bench during the first period.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Implodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implodes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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