as in collapsing
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 imploding
Across the industrial economy, AI is poised to accelerate skills training ten-fold and open the door for a new generation of industrial pros to step in—and here’s the important bit—without sacrificing quality, let alone imploding the entire system.
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Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 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
Max is desperately trying to keep his family’s farm from imploding, especially as cheery newcomer Betty helps her uncle open a new one next door.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Both the Pink Panther and Barney balloons needed to be punctured with knives to prevent them from imploding, according to the New York Times.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Vissel will be fondly aware of how quickly the tables can turn, having pounced on Sanfrecce Hiroshima imploding with four losses across their closing five league fixtures to clinch last year’s title on the final day.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
In Europe, the British Labour Party is imploding and the traditionally dominant French parties are falling apart.
—Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 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
Max is desperately trying to keep his family’s farm from imploding, especially as cheery newcomer Betty helps her uncle open a new one next door.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Both the Pink Panther and Barney balloons needed to be punctured with knives to prevent them from imploding, according to the New York Times.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Vissel will be fondly aware of how quickly the tables can turn, having pounced on Sanfrecce Hiroshima imploding with four losses across their closing five league fixtures to clinch last year’s title on the final day.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
In Europe, the British Labour Party is imploding and the traditionally dominant French parties are falling apart.
—Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploding
collapsing
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Nothing says happy Valentine’s Day like a collapsing birth rate.—
Kate Andrews,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2026
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The couple saw major flood damage during the same set of storms, with a wall collapsing and the house later condemned by the city.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Imploding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploding. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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