implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
imploded
Example Sentences
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The Fed kept raising rates and the internet-stock bubble imploded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The rest of the story we’re all familiar with: Platner built a movement, and then imploded personally, leaving Jackson as the warm body to fill the ballot line.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
It earned plaudits from Questlove and Snoop Dogg, won a Grammy for progressive R&B album, and hung on as the record business imploded and rebuilt in the streaming era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
However, she lost a tight three-set Australian Open final to Rybakina before she imploded at the French Open.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I'm the one whose college plans recently imploded.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
