conked (out)

verb

past tense of conk (out)
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)
  1. fainted
  2. died
  3. fell
  4. passed out
  5. failed
  6. perished
  7. collapsed
  8. crashed
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  • Their children, meanwhile, were euphoric about this ghoulish interruption to their day, although some experienced nausea, and the theater kids, who felt things deeply, wept and fainted, or did their best to faint.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fainted
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  • On September 9, the Prince of Wales will represent the British royal family at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway, who died at 89 years old on August 28.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dotson was taken to a hospital and died about nine hours after he was shot.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of died
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  • The goal came after Furuhashi got loose on a breakaway up the middle of the pitch, only to be felled by New England’s Will Sands in the center of the box, leaving referee Drew Fischer with an easy penalty call.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mosaic terrazzo floors with a palm motif are nods to both Tiberius’s villas here and the Ethiopian palm that once stood like an icon outside the hotel, which was felled by a storm in the 1960s.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Kimball noted the global impact of the case and resonance of issues of postpartum depression and psychosis, as organizers passed out countries’ flags intended to represent supporters across the world.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The guide also was passed out at the African-American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, a popular early voting site among Black voters.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of passed out
Verb
  • The Cowboys’ roster revamp failed miserably in its debut against Tulsa.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The explosion was ultimately blamed on an O-ring that failed in one the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters, allowing a flame to pierce the external fuel tank.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of failed
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  • Four women and an infant are among the victims who perished, the organization confirmed to The Independent.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • More than 1,100 people perished when a huge glacier and rock landslide high in the Himalayas triggered fast-moving floodwaters that struck Nepal and China on the morning of August 26.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Preliminary reports indicate that several structures collapsed, buildings and roads were damaged, and some public services were temporarily disrupted.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The home’s driveway had collapsed into a 30-by-30-foot sinkhole caused by coastal erosion, according to KTLA.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Pilot declared an emergency once autopilot disengaged The pilot and six passengers were aboard a 2010 Pilatus PC-12 Next Generation aircraft that day when the plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Recluse, Wyoming, near Gillette.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The party crashed when COVID literally shut the town down for years, followed by Peak TV overbuild, cord-cutting, streaming losses, rate hikes, two strikes.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashed
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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