implode
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Synonyms for implode
Synonyms
buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, founder, give, go, go out, tumble, yield
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But in 2016, Sanders’ improbable Democratic primary run almost knocked off front-runner Hillary Clinton, even as socialist governments were either imploding or stagnating the world over. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Victor Davis Hanson: Why socialism, and why now?," 30 Aug. 2019 Who's Not Kepa Arrizabalaga: The young Spaniard had every right to be furious at a defence that imploded in front of him last weekend, with both Cesar Azpilicueta and Kurt Zouma enduring torrid games at Manchester United. — SI.com, "Fantasy Premier League: Who's Hot and Who's Not in Gameweek 2," 14 Aug. 2019 One risk is that easier money inflates an asset bubble that eventually implodes. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Inside the Fed's 'hall of mirrors' problem," 9 July 2019 Eastland was impressively racist even by Mississippi standards, and Biden’s use of him as an example of people working together despite disagreements was the kind of self-own that imploded Biden’s previous two Presidential campaigns. — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, "Democratic Debate 2019: Kamala Harris Exposed the Biden Weaknesses That Trump Will Exploit," 28 June 2019 But, as the author relates, the president quickly fired five cabinet secretaries—leaving the country with the impression that his administration was imploding. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘Camelot’s End’ Review: Unpopularity Contest," 25 Jan. 2019 The text-message epistolary novel takes place in a future New York that has imploded into an authoritarian regime, the authority in question being money. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, "Bonfire of the Bathroom Vanities," 17 Jan. 2019 The project imploded, and publication was canceled, though some copies leaked out. — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, "Redemption sounds nice, but disgraced pundit Mark Halperin doesn’t deserve it," 19 Aug. 2019 Sumlin’s anticipated first season imploded early, with the opening loss to Brigham Young and Khalil Tate’s ankle injury in Week Two, and ended with a meltdown against Arizona State. — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, "Pac-12 team previews: Arizona could get off to fast start, but finish is dastardly (game-by-game predictions)," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'implode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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