conked

past tense of conk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked
Verb
  • Investigators found the bodies nearby — Davis and Shelton had been shot, Friedt had been stabbed with a hunting knife whose blade broke off in her chest, and Flemmons died from asphyxiation after suffering blunt-force injuries, per A&E, citing Julie Young’s book The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The ambassador stabbed Berry during the struggle, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Blue Jays clubbed two home runs on two bad pitches from Snell.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Slowly, Tom and Robbie unwind the plot points we’ve already been clubbed over the head with.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kickboxing robots flailed wildly before falling over, and some sprinters crashed into rivals.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
  • On Sunday, Merrill flailed at two sliders in the dirt from Tyler Glasnow before looking at a third down the middle for strike three to strand a runner in the first inning.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Picking sweet Julie mangoes from the big tree in the front yard of my childhood home; going to the beach where my late brother tried (and failed) to teach me to swim; visiting relatives during the summer in the very areas that were now being lashed by rain and wind.
    Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Under new China chief Molly Liu, the chain has also expanded its drinks menu to include more sugar-free options and teas catering to local tastes, slashed prices on a slew of beverages and upped its options for customizing orders.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Global climate policies and rapid advancements in clean energy technology and energy efficiency have slashed that forecast.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Reed received help from his stablemate Bron Breakker, who speared everyone in his path, including Jimmy Uso through the barricade.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Reed and Breakker picked up a win after Breakker speared Jey and Jimmy through a table, and Reed hit a tsunami on Jey for the pinfall.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Congressional Budget Office estimates released Wednesday projected that the shutdown has permanently sapped at least $7 billion in output from the economy.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Many introverts push through exhaustion, continuing to socialize while feeling sapped.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not only that, Jiang’s study found that the flow of money from active funds to passive funds had increased the overall value of the stock market, even though that money wasn’t new and had merely switched from one type of fund to another.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Several county leaders who previously identified as moderate Republicans, including County Commissioner Shirley Allenbrand and Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog have switched parties and won in local races.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Conked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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