1
as in fainted
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in died
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in fell
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked (out)
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During their opening weekend’s set, someone in the crowd fainted.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
23 Apr. 2026 -
In January 2024, Tera fainted at home and couldn’t stand on her own.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cards will be passed out all weekend, Friday–Sunday, while supplies last, and are valid May 11–31.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Radiohead played from the speakers and sausage rolls were passed out.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The comeback attempt eventually failed, though.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Bores, presumably, had already failed as well.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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His 69-year-old wife was transferred to South Africa at the same time but collapsed at a Johannesburg airport and died at a nearby hospital, the South African Department of Health said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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His wife later collapsed and died at Johannesburg’s international airport while attempting to return home.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not just those on board were affected.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Dominguez hustled back to the wall and made a spectacular catch, but crashed incredibly hard into the wall.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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While his phone screen shimmered with suggestions, our teensy tree perished alone on the patio.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed Friday that a criminal probe is underway into the deaths of sloths at Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction that will not open after animals languished and perished in warehouses owned by the company in Orlando.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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