as in collapses
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 implodes
Push this ideology a step further and the entire economy implodes.
—
Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
As the old saying goes, when one bunker implodes due to a nuclear meltdown, a second bunker housing an AI quantum computer opens.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Slumming with her sister in San Francisco after her life with her Madoff-like ex in New York implodes, Jasmine Francis isn't quite willing to let go of the affectations that come with living in high society.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
What happens when the restaurant widely believed to be the best in the world implodes?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati implodes to exit tourney Eighteen days after beating Kansas, ranked eighth in the country at the time, the Cincinnati Bearcats blew a second-half lead and lost to UCF in overtime at T-Mobile Center.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Ambitious, capricious, Catalina is accustomed to getting her way, until her life in Spain implodes forcing her to flee to Cuba, to confront her mistakes, guilt and need to rebuild her entire life.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The seamless pivot after a conspiracy theory implodes—no apology, no explanation, just on to the next conspiracy.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
As the old saying goes, when one bunker implodes due to a nuclear meltdown, a second bunker housing an AI quantum computer opens.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Slumming with her sister in San Francisco after her life with her Madoff-like ex in New York implodes, Jasmine Francis isn't quite willing to let go of the affectations that come with living in high society.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
What happens when the restaurant widely believed to be the best in the world implodes?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati implodes to exit tourney Eighteen days after beating Kansas, ranked eighth in the country at the time, the Cincinnati Bearcats blew a second-half lead and lost to UCF in overtime at T-Mobile Center.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Ambitious, capricious, Catalina is accustomed to getting her way, until her life in Spain implodes forcing her to flee to Cuba, to confront her mistakes, guilt and need to rebuild her entire life.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The seamless pivot after a conspiracy theory implodes—no apology, no explanation, just on to the next conspiracy.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implodes
collapses
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That was one of our very strong stakes in the ground, to have a nuclear meltdown where the mountain collapses and Sinatra sacrifices herself.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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For a few weeks every March, American productivity collapses into a blur of fake doctor’s appointments and furtive glances at phones under conference tables as the NCAA’s annual basketball tournament subsumes the culture.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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