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—
Jan Hoffman
Jan Hoffman
: to cause to implode
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a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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Adjusting for inflation to 2024 dollars to compare apples to apples, the insurer lost an eye-popping $162 billion in 2008 and 2009, as its balance sheet imploded under heavy exposure to the collapse of the housing market amid the Great Recession.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
The story follows Elisa, a mother whose world implodes after her nine-year-old daughter Lucia vanishes during what was meant to be an innocent sleepover.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Ducks defense needs to recover after struggling in the Big Ten title game and imploding in the Rose Bowl.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The big picture: To ring in the New Year, a peach will drop, footballs will be thrown, and, just outside the metro, a building will implode.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
The story follows Elisa, a mother whose world implodes after her nine-year-old daughter Lucia vanishes during what was meant to be an innocent sleepover.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Ducks defense needs to recover after struggling in the Big Ten title game and imploding in the Rose Bowl.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The big picture: To ring in the New Year, a peach will drop, footballs will be thrown, and, just outside the metro, a building will implode.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Implode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implode. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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