1
as in fainting
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in dying
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in passing (on)
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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Mollica, then 50, started fainting during heavy periods that lasted nearly two weeks.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026 -
The Washington Post via Getty Images Moore's filing referenced health issues Newman suffered in the summer of 2021 and a fainting episode in 2022, and said judges and staff on the Federal Circuit had expressed concerns about Newman's inability to keep up with her workload.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Allen plays Roxie, a dying wife and mother who arrives in the trauma bay during the show’s second season.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Woodside Energy Group — Shares of the Australian oil and gas company jumped more than 7% after Bloomberg News reported , citing people familiar, that Exxon Mobil is checking out possible acquisition targets including Woodside.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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However, the main activity was not checking out or returning books.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The comedian was seen passing out pizza slices like flyers for a bringer show.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Many in the diabetes research community expressed shock and disbelief that their colleagues were threatened with arrest for passing out paper copies of an editorial.—
Alex Hogan,
STAT,
12 June 2026
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Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez also told CNN affiliate KGNS the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure before crashing.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Simply set out bowls of coffee grounds among your outdoor seating areas to prevent ants, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and squirmy critters from crashing your barbecue.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
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As well as the uncertainty of being in the final year of his contract, the France international also had to deal with the personal anguish of his father Hamady passing away in January.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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After failing to score with the bases loaded in the third, the Angels pulled away with four runs in the sixth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The lower-than-normal system voltage from a weak battery, failing alternator, slipping belt or poor electrical connection can affect the electric power steering system.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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“Conking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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