implode
Example Sentences
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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
Ludvig Aberg held a three-shot overnight lead, but the Swede, who still led the field by three with nine to play, imploded; his hopes sunk in a couple of the course's many lakes.
From BBC
She has learned when she does this, the world doesn't implode.
From BBC
They're waiting and waiting for the Premiership leaders to implode but there's little sign of it.
From BBC
"The idea the labor market has turned a corner implodes with this report."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.