imploded; imploding
1
a
: to burst inward
a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode
b
: to undergo violent compression
massive stars which implode
2
: to collapse inward as if from external pressure
also
: to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing
3
: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct
the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism—
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: to cause to implode
Examples of implode in a Sentence
a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
But timing proved to be everything in a race that didn’t have a clear front-runner after Emilia Pérez, with its leading 13 nominations, imploded when the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal erupted.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
The international order forged after World War II is imploding, squeezed on all sides by the return of strongmen, nationalism and spheres of influence — with President Trump leading the charge.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Russia is an imploding economy, with decayed infrastructure and impossible supply chain gaps.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implode. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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