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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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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The man, who wasn't immediately identified, died before Indianapolis Fire Department personnel arrived.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
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Helene has wreaked havoc on Zara's neighborhood and the wider county, where at least 72 people have died.Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The 100% default had come into play when someone failed to respond to notices from Social Security and the demand for repayment.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival spotlighting the culture and history of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Onboard the vessel were British prisoners-of-war and over 800 British troops perished during the incident.Sara Merican, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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Two American women and two Sherpa guides perished while racing for a record.Dario DiGiulio, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
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Why not put everything under one roof, cut out the middlemen and go direct to the manufacturers?Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, much of the housing plans were cut out of the bill as Democrats tried to get it past Senate moderates, especially Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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