1
as in fainted
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in died
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in fell
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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Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024 -
One person died and three others were hospitalized following a fire at a residential complex in Bridgeport on Monday.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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The coalition will be under pressure to deliver results and avoid the infighting that has felled previous governments.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The off-duty officer was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound when the driver of the Accord failed to yield the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcycle, a DPS spokesperson said in a news release.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Existing home sales fell to levels last seen during the financial crisis as housing affordability measured by the National Association of Realtors collapsed.—
Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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The 150ft section of the pier that collapsed, which included a restroom, was being worked on after it had been damaged by storms in the past.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
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And he’s got his work cut out for him, because Swift is reportedly dealing with not one but two major personal crises simultaneously.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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She’s also known for her viral TikTok videos of taking daily plunges after cutting out an avanto (or swimming hole) in the ice.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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