conks (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of conk (out)
1
as in faints
to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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2
as in dies
to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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3
as in passes (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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conks (out)
  1. faints
  2. dies
  3. falls
  4. passes out
  5. fails
  6. passes away
  7. collapses
  8. crashes
Verb
  • Briar Blush faints @worldofwonder SPOILER ALERT!
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of faints
Verb
  • Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Village People singer dies at 74 Willis was known for often performing with Village People in costume as a Navy admiral or police officer.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of dies
Verb
  • Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Royal Week falls ahead of Prince Harry's upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of falls
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  • Once the budget resolution passes out of committee, the committees that received instructions get to work.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • Under pressure, Maguire passes out wide to Diogo Dalot, who is immediately closed down.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of passes out
Verb
  • But too often that has become shorthand for a stodgy and unresponsive sector that fails to respond to customer demand.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Standard sonar often fails in shallow waters, while cameras are blinded by shifting sands and the simple distortion of rolling ocean waves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of fails
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  • Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of passes away
Verb
  • Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
  • By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
    — George Thomas, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Safety tips Rip currents form after a wave crashes on shore and encounters an obstacle in the beach's topography, including low spots in sand bars and around piers.
    — Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Conks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conks%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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