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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploding
collapsing
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Reservoirs supplying Tehran and other urban centers have dropped to critically low levels, while agricultural production in the nation’s most fertile regions is collapsing, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dorzon had been shot 11 times and his girlfriend had also been hit, collapsing on the front lawn.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Imploding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploding. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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