imploded

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of implode.
  implode

  verb (used without object)

  to burst inward (opposed to explode).
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of implode.
  implode

  verb (used without object)

  to burst inward (opposed to explode).

Example Sentences

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imploded

In the spring of 2008, shortly before the financial world completely imploded, I traveled around Florida reporting on the real-estate crash.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

In 2008, it had to reverse course rapidly as banks imploded, and again in 2011 as the entire euro system threatened to implode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

I'm the one whose college plans recently imploded.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Related Words

• cave in
• fall down