implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
imploded
Example Sentences
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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
Even Graham Platner, the scruffy Maine oyster farmer, was winning Obama-esque praise before his Senate candidacy imploded.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The company imploded and the stock went to zero “with little preamble,” Grantham wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Over that time, Paulson and Pakistan-born Fahad Ghaffar have traded lawsuits—and cutting barbs—detailing how their once-promising partnership imploded so spectacularly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
She held herself together for a few seconds but then imploded.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
