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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As recently as 2010, numerous audience members fainted watching James Franco slice his arm off in the climactic act of self-preservation in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025 -
The trio pretended to faint, stripped off their socks, and had a meandering discussion onstage.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
7 July 2025
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In Gaza, though, no one knows precisely how many people have died, or what proportion were innocents; the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, maintains that more than half were women and children.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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No spoilers on who lives and who dies in the film, but buckle up for bold twists and turns.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The agency failed to answer thousands of calls from flood survivors after allowing contracts for call-center workers to lapse one day after the disaster, according to The New York Times.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Last July, when the blade failed, foam fiberglass and other debris settled to the ocean floor, entered the water table and littered Nantucket beaches for months.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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Despite hitting a significant low in new HIV cases, the burden of HIV/AIDS still falls disproportionately on communities of color.—
Olusimbo Ige,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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The Northern Territory has previously experienced cases of falling trees causing death, per the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Earlier that day, another drone crashed near the airport in Kirkuk, which was previously hit four days earlier with rockets in another unclaimed attack.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The wrong-way driver crashed head-on into another car near Esters Boulevard, according to police.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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At the time, Mao was on the back foot politically after his disastrous Great Leap Forward, an industrialization campaign in which as many as 45 million people perished in famines.—
M. Taylor Fravel,
Foreign Affairs,
18 July 2025
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These are some of the memories Lacy and John Lawrence will treasure of their 8-year-old twin daughters who both perished in the Texas Hill Country floods that took the lives of at least 134 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.—
Joan Chrissos
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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Gazelle also cuts out a zippered electrical passthrough for wires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 July 2025
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With the Panthers desperately needing improved play from their pass rushers, Carter — considered a rising star in NFL coaching circles — will have his work cut out for him.—
Mike Kaye
July 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Although her mother passed away in 2023, Adkins is gearing up for another struggle.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
23 July 2025
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My dear dear friend Ozzy has passed away only weeks after our show at Villa Park.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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