conk (out)

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Verb
  • Recently, however, the film drew criticism over a scene featuring Brad Pitt fainting on the Las Vegas Grand Prix track during filming earlier this month.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After fainting on the job with a low hemoglobin count in early January 2021, Lenna Ray, then 67, went to HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Florida, for care.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Some were stamping books while others were dying and shaping leather.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
  • On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Ryan Hartman, in a lengthy offensive slump, failed to get back defensively on the Panthers’ third goal.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Other union representation votes have failed at other Amazon facilities before and since then.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • With falling costs, tags and sensors will drive intelligent networks across homes and industries, creating connected ecosystems far beyond those achieved to date by devices like Apple’s AirTag.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Cover plants with burlap, blankets, or horticultural fleece if temperatures are predicted to fall below -10°F.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Parts of the Skylab space station crashed into Australia and the Indian Ocean during its reentry in 1979.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Fire officials said the plane crashed into a building's exterior stairwell area, meaning the flames were confined to the outside of the building, the outlet added.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Historical records indicated that between 1804 and the Civil War, dozens of enslaved people perished at The Hermitage, but their burial site had faded from collective memory.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The 119th Congress, in turn, has its work cut out to bolster these with permanent legislative actions, ensuring they aren’t reversed again.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Is Jamie just not cut out for this kind of police work?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The three musicians went on to varying degrees of success, most notably McCulloch, who played with Paul McCartney for three years but succumbed to substance abuse and died in 1979; Keen passed away in 2002 and Newman in 2016.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Hewitt’s character navigated the holidays during a difficult time as her mother passed away.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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