conked (out)

past tense of conk (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked (out)
Verb
  • Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • An American Airlines employee has died following an accident on the tarmac in North Carolina.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Presidents before Trump have been felled by the Middle East, and Trump has had some successes with Ukraine, most notably the signing of a mineral rights deal with Kyiv.
    Rema Rahman - 06, The Hill, 13 June 2025
  • In 2016, police investigators confirmed that a 300-meter-high (nearly 1,000 feet) telecommunications mast in southwestern Sweden was intentionally felled, leaving around 85,000 households without TV broadcasts and affecting emergency announcements.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • However, that deal got nixed because the Lakers failed Williams’ physical, creating an awkward situation.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The judge also denied the city’s request for a default judgment after the defendants failed to appear in court.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Yet his regime collapsed within days of the start of a coordinated rebel offensive.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The 150ft section of the pier that collapsed, which included a restroom, was being worked on after it had been damaged by storms in the past.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).
    Nancy Kruh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • At least two former Major League Baseball players also perished in the disaster.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That day my mother cut out a picture of JFK and hung it in our den.
    Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • Today, without the help of technology, many companies’ shipments become delayed because of misclassifications; C.H. Robinson’s new technology is designed to cut out the confusion, particularly for small-to-medium clients.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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