implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
implodes
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present tense formof implode (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The first, with a live-in lover in Dallas, implodes, leaving Ms. Hepola pregnant and facing single motherhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"The idea the labor market has turned a corner implodes with this report."
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
It is essential, especially as we all watch in grief as the Middle East implodes, to hasten our way to renewable energy sources and clean transit options.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The accident comes uncannily to mind revisiting “The Abyss,” in which a damaged submersible implodes after sinking beyond its crush depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
The core implodes violently, the exterior rebounds and a supernova explosion results.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
