Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conking
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Cadets in the video described stabbing him with their pocketknives during a desperate struggle for the gun.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Officers learned that an altercation ended with two men allegedly assaulting another man with a baseball bat and then stabbing him in the head.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The force was enough to send Romero flailing to the turf, bringing out a yellow card.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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On an odd-man rush, Bratt scored the go-ahead goal from the left circle off a perfect pass from Jack Hughes in the right circle with John Gibson flailing around in an attempt to stop the puck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Subtlety never stood a chance, with Cardi leaning fully into the chaos all night — chopping the air with her arms, sticking out her tongue, whipping her head, contorting her body, dropping into splits and backbends without warning.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2026
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State’s attorneys allege the pair engaged in a long-term pattern of mental and physical abuse of young Markell, including whipping him with a belt.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Things are not going well at the moment, so the president is lashing out.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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After lashing out at Morgan for suggesting that Lucia was a suspect, Karadec shows up at Morgan’s front door to apologize, leading to a tearful heart-to-heart between the partners.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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In overtime, a tentative stretch broke open after a rush up ice by Filip Hronek, an overbold open-ice move by Beckett Sennecke, and a steal by Drew O’Connor that forced Kreider to take a slashing penalty, setting up a 4-on-3 Ducks disadvantage.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota had another power-play chance after Rantanen's slashing penalty with 2 1/2 minutes left, but failed to score even with an extra skater after pulling Filip Gustavsson out of the net.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Why this matters for you This is bigger than just switching apps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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At the Benton and Cordial House, one dog at a time typically comes in, with dogs switching out each hour.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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The prospect of an acute and prolonged oil shortage threatened to drive up prices for a vast array of goods, sapping energy from consumer spending, which powers most of the nation's economic growth.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sharply rising oil prices and sudden shortages of critical materials such as fertilizer can quickly permeate an economy and cause all kinds of goods and services to increase in price while sapping precious household income.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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As settlers moved into the area and took tribal lands near the river for farming, the Bindjareb resorted to taking the settlers’ crops and spearing their cattle for food.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mikel Arteta reflected on how his group lived the period between points inexplicably frittered away at Wolves and confidently spearing the heart of their rivals four days later.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Conking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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