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
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.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploding
collapsing
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Those traditional systems are now collapsing alongside aquifers, and ancient settlements in Yazd in central Iran, Kerman in southeast Iran, and Khorasan in northeastern Iran have been abandoned as qanats dried up, aquifers caved in, and land subsided.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some of the homes now collapsing were once a few lots back from the beach, local residents told USA TODAY.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Imploding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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