self-destructed

verb

past tense of self-destruct
as in imploded

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  1. imploded
  2. crumbled
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  • On June 18, 2023, the Titan imploded off the Titanic’s bow, instantly killing all five on board.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While the Bruins’ offense exploded, their defense imploded, giving up 38 points and 488 yards to the Boilermakers.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of imploded
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  • The company crumbled after John Carreyrou, then a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, broke the story in 2015 that Theranos wasn’t using its own technology to run most of its blood tests.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In the southwestern town of Limoges, the city hall’s 19th-century bell tower crumbled under a mass of flames.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Self-destructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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