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
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Examples of implode in a Sentence
a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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His plan imploded this year, but Lee and legislative leaders have vowed to try again in 2025.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers somehow imploded at the end of the season and dropped their final three games, the Saints could jump into first place in the division.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Next to it, an absolutely massive fenced-in lot, is the gravesite of the Trump Plaza, imploded after shedding chunks of itself onto Pacific and Mississippi avenues, hundreds of feet below.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis desperately needed a win to keep its hope for a postseason berth alive, but instead, the team imploded in a disastrous loss filled with inexplicable mistakes that will likely extend Indianapolis’ playoff drought to four years.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers somehow imploded at the end of the season and dropped their final three games, the Saints could jump into first place in the division.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Next to it, an absolutely massive fenced-in lot, is the gravesite of the Trump Plaza, imploded after shedding chunks of itself onto Pacific and Mississippi avenues, hundreds of feet below.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis desperately needed a win to keep its hope for a postseason berth alive, but instead, the team imploded in a disastrous loss filled with inexplicable mistakes that will likely extend Indianapolis’ playoff drought to four years.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implode. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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