implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
has imploded
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present perfectof implode (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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China’s economy, for decades a leading engine of global growth, has sputtered in recent years: Its overbuilt property market has imploded.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Perez's early-season ambition of challenging team-mate Verstappen for the championship has collapsed as his season has imploded following a series of errors.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
It was only Liverpool’s second win in its last eight league games of a title defense that has imploded in the second half of the season.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
As his campaign has imploded, he has flailed harder and harder in search of some game-changing moment to keep him going.
From Salon ● May 4, 2016
Now, to the shock of many friends and colleagues, Raphel’s storied and distinguished career has imploded amid reports that she has been caught up in an FBI-led espionage investigation.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2014
