conks (out)

present tense third-person singular of conk (out)

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Verb
  • In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If a winner dies before all the annual payments are made, the balance of the prize continues in payments to the winner's estate, Powerball says.
    George Petras, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two bad passes out of 86 is a good day on the ball by any estimation, but the reality of this position in Chelsea’s system is that any time possession is lost carries grave risk.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What To Watch For The next draw for the Powerball jackpot will take place on Wednesday night, and if a winner fails to emerge once again, the jackpot prize will likely eclipse the biggest one of 2024.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Finding a supportive community is key, and if all else fails, get offline.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Oregon rises after beating Oklahoma State by 66, while Clemson falls after trailing Troy at halftime before a 27-16 win.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Raising systemic issues and then resolving them with humor falls flat for this critic.
    Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This complex and emotionally charged process, driven by a maze of legacy systems and human bottlenecks, collapses precisely when people need it most.
    Anant Agarwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As Stahl said, anytime there’s a reckless driver, the emergency pipeline collapses and knocks out water flow to the entire area.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In 2003, 21-year-old Katharine Lampman was fatally crushed under a moving art car, while plane crashes at the temporary airstrip and a truck rollover caused additional injuries.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • They too are killed instantly when Hank crashes their car and escapes with their millions.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their process uses an inexpensive catalyst that selectively breaks down the most common single-use kind of plastics into liquid oils and waxes that can be upcycled into lubricants and fuels.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • If a vehicle breaks down on the road, going out and servicing that is a big problem.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Conks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conks%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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