Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Implement
Implement verb - To carry out effectively.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In How I Met Your Mother, when Barney's trying to convince Robin that her relationship with Gael (from Argentina) will fail, they start to implement this.
Source: Expospeak Gag -
Alluded to in Van Helsing, where VH gives the heroine a cutting implement and tells her to clip off one of the evil henchman's fingers, should he fail to cooperate.
Source: Fingore - Characters who catch the Smart Ball become knowledgeable regarding some trivia or discipline needed to deliver a punchline, discover clues, or implement a foolproof solution to whatever problem they face when normally such attempts fail.
Source: Smart Ball
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Implement and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/implement
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