SELF-DESTRUCTED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

self-destructed

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past tense of self-destruct

as in imploded

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If Brown can’t return and Cabrera doesn’t succeed in a leverage role, Counsell’s other viable options to join Palencia and Webb are Zeferjahn, Ryan Rolison and Trent Thornton, who imploded in Friday’s loss.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
But the high hopes for that threesome imploded after the Mavericks sent Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a deal before the trade deadline in 2025.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Concrete barriers designed to keep cars out of the secure area crumbled as the jet, weighing more than 100 tons, headed straight for a four-lane road.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
And over the years, this utopian town, which at the beginning looked great, has completely crumbled into a world of recluses and hoarders.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026

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