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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If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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If every truth that creates legal complexity dies on contact, people stop raising anything that might trigger those functions at all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Statistically, the first launch from a private company almost always fails.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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And that’s why—but that doesn’t make sense because the money falls from the ceiling.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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According to our models, when a massive, Population III star reaches the end of its life, its core collapses into a black hole, but the resulting supernova explosion isn’t energetic enough to blow the entire star apart.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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These make tunneling more efficient and safer, by maintaining constant pressure in the area surrounding the subway tunnel, making collapses virtually impossible, Metro reported.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The song crashes together distorted guitar and twitchy electronic production to create what feels akin to having a panic attack at a rave.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
8 May 2026
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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
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After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Conks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conks%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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