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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Recent Examples of implode
Ridgeline implodes Battlefield games have a reputation for middling single-player campaigns, and Battlefield 2042 didn't include one at all.
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ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
But the pair's alliance imploded with a vicious spat on social media when Musk criticized Trump's domestic spending bill.
—Chloe Mayer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
In the meantime, a Netflix documentary out June 11 offers its own take on why the submersible imploded, featuring interviews with former OceanGate employees who said the disaster came as no surprise and that the submersible’s design was flawed from the beginning.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 June 2025
In a Facebook post, officials said the force of a water leak along a 12-inch pipe caused the pavement to implode, making the road unusable.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
But the pair's alliance imploded with a vicious spat on social media when Musk criticized Trump's domestic spending bill.
—Chloe Mayer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
In the meantime, a Netflix documentary out June 11 offers its own take on why the submersible imploded, featuring interviews with former OceanGate employees who said the disaster came as no surprise and that the submersible’s design was flawed from the beginning.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 June 2025
In a Facebook post, officials said the force of a water leak along a 12-inch pipe caused the pavement to implode, making the road unusable.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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The episode ended with a deep-fake public service announcement that showed Trump walking through the desert, taking off his clothes and collapsing nude in the sand.—
Christine Ricciardi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Burrell, 55, was found collapsed on her shower floor in her Brooklyn apartment at about 1 a.m. on June 17.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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