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implode

[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /
VERB
collapse inward
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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One way or another it will fall, either through toppling or imploding from within.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cost of corporate debt compared with Treasurys jumped after hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management imploded.

From The Wall Street Journal

The female anchor smiles like she’s discussing a fabulous green bean recipe, not my imploding life.

From Literature

Mid flow, the tense of her sentences changed from the past to the present, almost as if she was transported back to the moment her life imploded.

From BBC

The pandemic and China’s imploding housing market ended the good times.

From The Wall Street Journal