as in to collapse
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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Despite pundits hyping Emilia Pérez’s 13 nominations, two strategists who did not work on the musical were bearish about its chances even before Karla Sofía Gascón imploded.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Now on a collision course with former mob boss turned political candidate Wilson Fisk, the entire city might implode.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Why was there so much talk and speculation about the ACC imploding when ESPN was expected to exercise its option to extend the media-rights agreement all along?
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
When the market imploded, causing trillions of dollars worth of lending to evaporate within a year, the GSEs were caught in the crossfires.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Now on a collision course with former mob boss turned political candidate Wilson Fisk, the entire city might implode.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Why was there so much talk and speculation about the ACC imploding when ESPN was expected to exercise its option to extend the media-rights agreement all along?
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
When the market imploded, causing trillions of dollars worth of lending to evaporate within a year, the GSEs were caught in the crossfires.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for implode
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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