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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Or, to put it another way, if things implode in L.A., the Diamondbacks have set themselves up to take advantage.
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Keith Law, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Titan submersible imploded in June 2023 with five passengers on board.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Global sales are ‘imploding’ While electric vehicle sales in Europe shot up 34% overall in January, sales of Teslas plummeted 50%.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Then the team imploded as Cousins’ play took a turn for the worse.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Keith Law, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Titan submersible imploded in June 2023 with five passengers on board.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Global sales are ‘imploding’ While electric vehicle sales in Europe shot up 34% overall in January, sales of Teslas plummeted 50%.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Then the team imploded as Cousins’ play took a turn for the worse.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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