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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However, her awards campaign imploded following the discovery of controversial posts made on her X (previously Twitter) account.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Roller coaster implosion Watch former world's tallest and fastest roller coaster being imploded
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After 19 years of service at Six Flags Adventure Park in New Jersey, Kingda Ka, once the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, went on its final kinetic adventure.
—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
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Roller coaster implosion Watch former world's tallest and fastest roller coaster being imploded
00:35
After 19 years of service at Six Flags Adventure Park in New Jersey, Kingda Ka, once the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, went on its final kinetic adventure.
—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
See All Example Sentences for implode
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implode. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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