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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The Twin Cities hospital has provided care to patients who come in under ICE custody, including those recently who have had head injuries, injuries from being assaulted and those who have fainted, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon has released the names of five other members of the Army Reserve who died in the drone strike.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The bill passed out of committee Thursday afternoon by a 13 to 7 vote along party lines and will now be considered by the Illinois House.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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But, Slager expressed surprise that Freeman, the chair of the Senate committee that the bill passed out of unanimously, removed the gratuity language.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Ward’s effort to revive his program last year failed to pass the Assembly appropriations committee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The city agency said the home collapsed during the incident and that the individual was found dead in the structure after crews extinguished the flames.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But her personal and professional life collapsed amid legal troubles and reports of partying, substance abuse and unreliable behavior.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said an Iranian drone crashed near the airport in Nakhchivan, and another one hit near a school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the hoopla of Koy breaking his own audience record at the venue, Iglesias crashed the show, presented his friend with a plaque and laid down the gauntlet in front of 17,500 fans.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In Argentina, roughly 1,300 sea lions and fur seals perished.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Of the nine people who perished, seven were women and two were men.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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