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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The highlight was by far the return of Lola Young, who performed for the first time since stepping away from the stage after fainting at a music festival.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Steele, who already creates content for brands, happened to be filming the experience and captured her fainting on camera.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Giuffre died by suicide last year at age 41.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lauryn Hill will perform a tribute to D'Angelo, who died of cancer in October at the age of 51, and Roberta Flack, who died in February at age 88.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Previous attempts at a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine have all failed to hold.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Close-range finishing The Bulls relied heavily on their 3-point shooting in Thursday’s loss as shots failed to fall inside the arc.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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With a light snow falling outside McCamish Pavilion, Henri Veesaar gave North Carolina (17-4, 5-3 ACC) a devastating 1-2 punch on the inside with 20 points and 12 rebounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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These cycles, which last about 11 years, mark periods of rising and falling solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Bell 407 helicopter crashed on Flagstaff's west side, a few miles from Route 66 in a less densely populated area to the north of Brewer's neighborhood.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Three people were killed and six more were wounded on Thursday after a car hit a bicyclist and crashed into a grocery store in Los Angeles, according to authorities.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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My father worked in the garment district on Delancey Street — the same neighborhood where, decades earlier, women perished in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire because factory owners decided safety precautions cost too much.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Not long after Bubba's funeral, the men who killed him begin to perish in a series of mysterious accidents.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Where the signals are bent by the effect of Jupiter's upper atmosphere, or cut out completely by the bulk of the planet only to reappear on the opposite limb, tells us how large Jupiter must be.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Previous research has looked at preventable cancer deaths, including a 2024 American Cancer Society study that found 44% of cancer deaths in people 30 and over could be avoided if people cut out high-risk behaviors, such as smoking and drinking.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The late monarch passed away on the estate in September 2022.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Days after Mayor Christopher Clark passed away, the city continues to mourn.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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