Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked
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Horne's announcement came just over two weeks after a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed in a classroom in west Phoenix's Maryvale High School.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025 -
The son and daughter of one of the victims said their father was stabbed several times after someone broke into his home.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this week, the slugger clubbed his 43rd home run of the season.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the second, Zack Gelof clubbed his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center field, and Brent Rooker drove in Kurtz with a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 4-0.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Kickboxing robots flailed wildly before falling over, and some sprinters crashed into rivals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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These two hurricanes come after Hurricane Erin lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding last month.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some liberal commentators, however, have lashed out in response to the shooting, saying calls for prayer are tone deaf responses given the victims were inside a church.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Six people were shot and one other was slashed in four separate incidents on or near Eastern Parkway within a two-hour span as the crowds were dispersing after the parade, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told media.—
Robert Birsel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Then, at Saturday Night's Main Event in July, he was accidentally speared by Goldberg during his retirement match against GUNTHER, which resulted in a storyline rib injury for the official.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West’s attention.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now the deadline has been sapped of all meaning.—
Ashanty Rosario,
The Atlantic,
3 Sep. 2025
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That switched something in my head.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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About 1 in 10 people using Zepbound switched to a different GLP-1 in July, the first month after the change – about 16 times more than typical, according to the Truveta data.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Conked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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