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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The Sentimental Value actress remembered fainting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview with W, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.—
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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When the man fainted, the event came to an abrupt halt.—
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By 1971, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Brian Jones had all died at the age of twenty-seven from drugs and alcohol.—
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This year's awards season promises to deliver more inspiration, but in the meantime, do yourself a favor an invest in a quality round brush, some styling gel or pomade, and a ride-or-die can of hairspray.—
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If the settlement failed to cover the amount owed, some funders went after the women for the remainder.—
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Owner Mark Davis has failed for years to find answers, and this time around, Tom Brady appears to be taking control of the rebuild.—
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Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday.—
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Midway through the third quarter, true freshman linebacker Mason Posa, buried on the depth chart just weeks ago, ripped the ball loose at Washington’s 7-yard line and fell on it himself.—
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.—
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Her vehicle accelerated down the road, crashing into parked cars nearby.—
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They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell.—
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Harold Cunningham/Getty Outside Le Constellation, Federico Gelle, a 17-year-old from Italy's Tuscany region, lit a candle for so many teens his own age who had perished.—
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In a post on X, the City of Minneapolis commented on the decision of federal authorities to cut out the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) from the probe into the killing of Renee Nicole Good.—
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The new recommendations were written by two Kennedy allies at HHS; the agency’s vaccine advisory board, which Kennedy remade in his own image last year, appears to have been cut out of the process entirely.—
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Ezra passed away July 26, 2024.—
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Adichie has experienced significant loss over the last few years, with both of her parents passing away a year apart.—
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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