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
Yet, as the 58-year-old moved through Nashville International Airport on July 24, his life was about to implode.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Royals’ bullpen implodes The Tigers came alive offensively once Bergert left the game.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The Twins imploded their bullpen at the trade deadline, shipping off Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louie Varland, Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe, their top five relievers.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
That encounter imploded into acrimony.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Royals’ bullpen implodes The Tigers came alive offensively once Bergert left the game.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The Twins imploded their bullpen at the trade deadline, shipping off Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louie Varland, Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe, their top five relievers.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
That encounter imploded into acrimony.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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By this time, the Soviet Union had collapsed, leading Manuylov to start a business in the candy trade.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, the airport had a failsafe in the form of a ground material designed to collapse under the plane's weight and stop it in its tracks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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