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
Across the industrial economy, AI is poised to accelerate skills training ten-fold and open the door for a new generation of industrial pros to step in—and here’s the important bit—without sacrificing quality, let alone imploding the entire system.
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Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
The fandoms would simply implode.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
The team Policy runs, which held an 18-point halftime advantage not long before, had imploded.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
The fandoms would simply implode.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
The team Policy runs, which held an 18-point halftime advantage not long before, had imploded.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implode
collapse
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Abstract governance debates collapse when basic participation and revenue data are examined.—
Michael Fealey,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Or that there is a wild proliferation of parallel universes, or that a mysterious process causes quantumness to spontaneously collapse.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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