conking (out)

verb

Definition of conking (out)next
present participle of conk (out)
1
as in fainting
to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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2
as in dying
to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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3
as in passing (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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  1. dying
  2. failing
  3. falling
  4. collapsing
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  • People around the world have been dying to see how this one ends.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The shooter approached from behind, opened fire, and left the Chief Executive of UnitedHealthcare dying on a Manhattan sidewalk.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Digitalization Is Not Really Optional Anymore With rising expectations around sustainability and resource management, sticking with old systems can put any business at risk of falling behind.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Strahan was credited with the record-breaking sack, collapsing to the turf in celebration with even Favre coming over to celebrate with him.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Conking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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