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
China’s economic struggles, such as an imploding property sector, a regulatory crackdown on big tech, and sluggish consumption, have also weighed on the city’s role as a link to the larger economy up north.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 May 2026
But unlike lower-commitment purchases like a car or an air fryer, a house doesn’t come with an owner’s manual, and every hollow whoosh through the vents meant the furnace was imploding or a pipe was bursting.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
The Clash are singing of a city aflame, the Sex Pistols are somehow getting more popular after imploding on tour, and on every street corner, mohawks and safety pins are on rebellious display.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Why are school budgets imploding now?
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
All of the characters are beautifully zany, which keeps this series from imploding.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
By late February 2025, the CHMR mission was imploding, say current and former defense personnel.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 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
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 May 2026
But unlike lower-commitment purchases like a car or an air fryer, a house doesn’t come with an owner’s manual, and every hollow whoosh through the vents meant the furnace was imploding or a pipe was bursting.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
The Clash are singing of a city aflame, the Sex Pistols are somehow getting more popular after imploding on tour, and on every street corner, mohawks and safety pins are on rebellious display.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Why are school budgets imploding now?
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
All of the characters are beautifully zany, which keeps this series from imploding.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
By late February 2025, the CHMR mission was imploding, say current and former defense personnel.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploding
collapsing
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The dread moving through professional offices right now is the sound of that assumption collapsing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Badham had barely escaped another collapsing production, an early version of The Wiz starring Diana Ross, when producer Robert Stigwood suddenly called him in to take over what was then still called Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night, based on Nik Cohn’s famous New York magazine article.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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“Imploding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploding. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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