conk (out)

verb

Definition of conk (out)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conk (out)
  1. faint
  2. die
  3. fail
  4. fall
  5. crash
  6. perish
  7. cut out
  8. pass away
Verb
  • In cycle 4, contestant Rebecca Epley infamously fainted while being critiqued by the panel of judges.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Some people prayed, some fainted and all, men, women and children, wept.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of faint
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  • The warning came after the US State Department confirmed to CNN that an American citizen had died in Vang Vieng.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • An 8-year-old child in the Village of River Hills died Thursday after being struck by a car driven by their parent while waiting for the bus, police said.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of die
Verb
  • And businesses could also lease the land but fail to utilize it.
    Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • All the remaining works sold; 15 went for prices at or above their high estimate, while 12 sold within estimate and 15 failed to meet their low estimates.
    Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of fail
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  • Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of fall
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  • Even then a great and wondrous technology—the internet—couldn’t save a host of companies from coming crashing down.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Earhart’s mysterious disappearance Conspiracy theories have developed since the aviator’s disappearance, but the US government suspects that Earhart and her navigator crashed into the Pacific when the plane ran out of fuel.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of crash
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  • The twist involves a naming switch-up between Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), who perishes at the hand of Darth Maul (Ray Park) at the conclusion of the divisive prequel.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the end, 384 men survived and 828 perished, either in the hold or in the water.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of perish
Verb
  • The film cuts out before another beat that would establish Paxton’s evolution one way or another.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Although Bay had their work cut out for them, Kundananji went on to score the game-winning goal to bring the final scoreline to a 3-2 victory.
    Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut out
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  • Voters will also choose who will take the 18th Congressional District seat previously held by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat, who passed away in July.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Jones passed away at home in Bel Air, California, his publicist told Variety and other outlets on Sunday, November 3.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pass away
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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