implode

verb

im·plode im-ˈplōd

imploded; imploding

Synonyms of implode next

intransitive verb

: to burst inward

a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode

: to undergo violent compression

massive stars which implode

: to collapse inward as if from external pressure

also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing

: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct

the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism—

Jan Hoffman

transitive verb

: 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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Sosa was the focus of Friday’s opening ceremony, sucking in all the attention like an imploding star, but there were many pressing topics to discuss aside from His Sammyness, such as President Jed Hoyer, who enters the final year of his contract without any job certainty beyond 2025. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 His 2006 film Inland Empire revisits Hollywood via the imploding mind of a film actress (Dern again, possibly his greatest muse), and is a film in which nothing is fixed and everything transforms. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025 Those who turned inward eventually implode and behave in unthinkable ways. —

Tamara Conniff, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025 The band’s reputation imploded and their music sales plummeted due to the controversial remark. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for implode