1
as in to faint
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in to pass (on)
to stop living
a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out
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Rocky would immediately faint from fear and lie unconscious on the floor, similar to a macabre scenario that played out in 2013.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Superstore star Jon Miyahara, who played Brett on all six seasons of the NBC comedy, has died at 83.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Local police reported one person had died and five injured with stab wounds.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Crucially, many systems still fail to consider complexities like second marriages, age diversity, regional variation or cross-cultural compatibility.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Two stations out of six shut down in September 2022 as funding streams failed to keep apace with expenditures.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That rotation has left the market for 1950s and 1960s cars with oversupply and falling prices.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The plane crashed into a building before going up in flames, according to The Kenya Times.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1947: The Kon-Tiki crashed into a coral reef in the Tuamotu Islands after carrying Thor Heyerdahl and his five-member crew more than 4,000 miles from Peru.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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The mid-tier, stripped of its traditional competitive advantages, is being forced into an uncomfortable choice: pivot or perish.—
Daniel Newman,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who ever wants to write my biography will have his/her work cut out for her/him, since virtually no documentation or juvenilia exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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James: Nottingham Forest (seventh) and Chris Wood (20 Premier League goals) have got their work cut out to maintain the same level.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Some older musicians have passed away and there is competition from other festivals.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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His father is no longer alive, passing away late last month from brain cancer, but the wisdom lives on inside him.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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