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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Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was taken to a hospital by paramedics on Wednesday after fainting during a Black History Month event at City Hall.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was transported to Los Angeles General Medical Center on Wednesday after fainting at City Hall prior to a Black History Month celebration.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story of Zeba, who is newly married to man-child Sajawal after having three suitors who ended up dying.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The donor chose medical aid in dying (called PRAM in Spain), and offered her organs — and, in a world’s first, her face — for donation before dying, according to a release from the hospital.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rosenior could be seen talking to him several times about his passing out from the back in the first half against West Ham on Saturday.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Norway suffered a second blow this week as racer Fredrik Moeller was taken to the hospital after crashing in the men’s first downhill training run today.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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The center was the first acquisition of the 2021 roster rebuild for Artūras Karnišovas, who took a major swing to craft a roster that climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference before crashing out of a first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2022 playoffs.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Peru sits along the Mississinewa River in north-central Indiana, and has antique shopping, farm experiences, and outdoor recreation worth checking out any time of year.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Getting your tiny house is as simple as checking out your Amazon cart and preparing for delivery.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Israel has long mistrusted UNIFIL, accusing it of failing to prevent Hezbollah from building up its military presence along the border in violation of ceasefire agreements going back two decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Marlin, the chief, was charged with evidence tampering and failing to report ethics crimes allegedly committed by two of his officers.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Steve only got to visit Wanda in Broad Cove a couple of times before becoming too ill with AIDS to make the trip and eventually passing away from the disease.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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Adichie has experienced significant loss over the last few years, with both of her parents passing away a year apart.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Singapore 2023, Williams driver Logan Sargeant retired from the race due to the extreme conditions, while Lance Stroll collapsed by his car after the race, near blacking out in high-speed corners.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Conking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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