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adjective

Definition of implodednext
as in collapsed

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imploded

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verb

past tense of implode
as in crumpled
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 Synonyms for imploded
  1. collapsed
  2. exploded
  3. cracked
  4. split
  5. devastated
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  • Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As some were ready to board a ferry returning to the mainland, a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock and at least 20 people were plunged into the Duplin River, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsed
Adjective
  • Yet McKnight says these orbiting specters of exploded shells might not represent the greatest danger to spacefarers and space habitats.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Enlarge / An exploded view of Magna's bimatrix projector.
    Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of exploded
Adjective
  • Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The urban landscape, with its cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, and the lurking possibility of violence, is a daily challenge.
    Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
Definition of cracked
Adjective
  • With a split council and an absent Spencer, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft made a final statement that urged Spencer to seek assistance for substance use and mental health in the wake of the Oct. 18 incident.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Battle for Arizona:A split state, a fierce race: Arizona voters must choose between 2 visions of America More important issues on Arizona ballot Arizona voters can decide some of the nation’s most inflammatory political issues on Tuesday's ballot.
    Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • More than 1,000 soldiers from the country's emergency response units had been deployed to the devastated areas.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Baptists on Mission Baptists on Mission is another piece of the fabric holding devastated communities together in Helene’s deadly wake.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of devastated
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