1
as in to faint
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in to pass (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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Although the judge acknowledged that Payne’s intoxicated state may have contributed to the tragedy, she was not swayed by theories that Payne had fainted, jumped, or lost his balance before his fall.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025 -
There’s a scene midway through the season in which she’s caught sobbing on her sorority’s staircase, having just returned from the hospital after fainting.—
Patricia Karounos,
refinery29.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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French died Friday in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer’s, his wife of 34 years, longtime Days of Our Lives actress Eileen Barnett, told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2025
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But Butler’s debut signified the Warriors’ most hopeful moment in months, an introduction of a superstar who seems to blend well into their system, helps solve their biggest weaknesses and accentuates Curry, who has been dying for a co-star for a few seasons.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The aircraft crashed into a rice field near Ampatuan, a small municipality in the southern Maguindanao del Sur province.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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According to Sky News, the plane that crashed on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue in Barra Funda was a twin-engine Beech F90 King Air.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The other person on board, who also perished in the crash, was a flight instructor, too.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some knew, and competed with, skaters who perished in the crash.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA PARIS — As U.S. and Russian envoys prepare to begin talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris after being cut out of the peace negotiations.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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But even with a hypothetical Reddit tool, moderators would still have their work cut out for them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Feb. 2025
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But shortly after these sweet and easy writing sessions, Mirabella passed away suddenly in April of 2022.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Angus Cloud, who was best known for playing the lovable drug dealer Fez on the hit show, passed away unexpectedly in July 2023 at just 25 years old.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Feb. 2025
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