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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conking
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Advertisement Advertisement Adolescence, a series about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller (Cooper), who is arrested because he’s accused of stabbing a female classmate, racked up 13 Emmy nominations this year.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
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The homeless felon accused of stabbing a young Ukrainian commuter to death on a Charlotte light rail train comes from a household where run-ins with the law have been a way of life.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Democratic Party brand is in the gutter and at least one of its aspiring standard bearers is settling for chasing his own ambitions instead of trying to effectively pump life into the flailing party.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Our solidarity with the core values and aspirations of Connecticut residents explains why Democrats have been growing our legislative majorities since 2018 while Republicans have been shrinking, flailing and failing.—
Martin M. Looney,
Hartford Courant,
20 Aug. 2025
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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But when this lashing out becomes regular, the partner on the receiving end will start to expect their character to be attacked just as regularly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Aug. 2025
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The luxury furniture retailer fell roughly 8% in premarket trading after slashing its annual revenue outlook.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite the shock loss, Milei has vowed no changes to his divisive agenda, which has reshaped Argentina’s economy, slashing inflation while boosting growth.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Performances at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool were vivid reminders of spirit and commitment, which couldn’t be taken for granted after the energy-sapping nature of Isak’s long goodbye.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Endophytes can be unpredictable; for example, increasing rather than decreasing aphid infestation of beans and wheat, as noted in research from Denmark, or switching from beneficial to parasitic depending on water availability, as Hawkes witnessed.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Go big and paint an accent wall using a moody gray color, or keep it simple by switching out artwork on your mantel.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Conking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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