conked

past tense of conk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked
Verb
  • Pierce fled on foot and stabbed an officer in the neck with a knife, prompting authorities to open fire.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mothers who beat, shook, shot, drowned, strangled, and stabbed their babies.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Art Basel fairs are clubbed under the MCH Group’s Community Platforms division, which was almost solely responsible for the jump in revenue according to Artnet News.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The North Siders clubbed an all-time team record of nine home runs in a single game, routing their rival Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 at Wrigley Field − and ending August with 62 round-trippers for the month, another team record.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While the Yankees are often criticized for being too analytical, tabbing Cole goes against the numbers, as Tampa’s lineup has flailed against southpaws all season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Harper flailed at a Sale slider that was in the other batter’s box.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • A day later, Gravitics Holdings slashed its deal size by a whopping 60% ahead of the space-system developer’s $50 million IPO.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom all slashed spending on foreign assistance after the United States gutted its own budget.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Young Bucks went for a BTE Trigger, but Cope accidentally speared Cage while trying to break it up.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Anyway, the only bummer was Toka completely blew out Savu, so a bit of the drama got sapped, which means the purple tribe was facing their first Tribal Council.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers first switched out three of the pairings, then the other three, before eventually changing all six.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Only the Houston Astros eventually switched leagues, going from the NL to the AL in another inane MLB decision.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Conked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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