conked (out)

past tense of conk (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked (out)
Verb
  • At one point, a woman fainted and was lifted out of the church.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Press Trust of India news agency reported that at least 30 people fainted while Vijay was speaking, per Reuters.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Musicians everywhere came to pay tributes to the late R&B icon D’Angelo, who died from pancreatic cancer on October 14.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the guys in my house was laying down downstairs and then just passed out.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Almost passed out u/Frosty-Present-7885ThriftStoreHauls The chair currently retails for between $1,350 and $2,415 on the official store’s site.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Robertson only came onto the pitch after 55 minutes, but was forced to deal with three dangerous back-post crosses in the second half after Liverpool failed to stop deliveries coming from their right side.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Her story was largely overlooked by the national news channels and failed to spark sustained outrage.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Price’s vehicle then crashed into a tree, according to the crash report.
    Fox19 staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • When the plane crashed, another driver saw the victim screaming.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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