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Recent Examples of conk
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Everybody had a new car and a conk.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
The spectral and the barely discernible devotions become manifest as Holy Ghost, though also borne in Malcolm X’s stance and the Godfather of Soul’s conk.
—Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
This is a fungal conk, probably from the genus Ganoderma, although that’s not my field of expertise.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
According to rumors, a blazing row on the terrace of their hotel – the San Domenico Palace – ended when Taylor conked Burton on the head with a mandolin.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 18 June 2023
The engine might conk out.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
His team had sputtered and whirred to life only to conk out in spectacular fashion.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021
While some little ones conk out as soon as the engine starts, others have a difficult time being in the car for hours—or any time at all.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Oct. 2020
Why would a woman who has only a stun gun for protection get involved with large amounts of cash and shady strangers, any of whom could simply conk her on the head and rob her?
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
And Venetia, Lady Digby, on Her Deathbed, by Van Dyck, is about to conk off.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2022
Noun
That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Everybody had a new car and a conk.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
The spectral and the barely discernible devotions become manifest as Holy Ghost, though also borne in Malcolm X’s stance and the Godfather of Soul’s conk.
—Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
This is a fungal conk, probably from the genus Ganoderma, although that’s not my field of expertise.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Verb
River was saved, in a sense, by getting conked in the back of his head, which took him away from the clutches of Hugo Weaving’s Frank Harkness and into the clutches of Natasha (Coralie Audret), who’s anxious to know what brought him into town.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
According to rumors, a blazing row on the terrace of their hotel – the San Domenico Palace – ended when Taylor conked Burton on the head with a mandolin.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 18 June 2023
The engine might conk out.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
His team had sputtered and whirred to life only to conk out in spectacular fashion.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021
While some little ones conk out as soon as the engine starts, others have a difficult time being in the car for hours—or any time at all.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Oct. 2020
Why would a woman who has only a stun gun for protection get involved with large amounts of cash and shady strangers, any of whom could simply conk her on the head and rob her?
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
And Venetia, Lady Digby, on Her Deathbed, by Van Dyck, is about to conk off.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conk
Noun
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Defying the law would bring no real legal consequences for the people involved—which is why the Trump administration is already thumbing its nose at court orders.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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He’s got some sneaky jam and competitiveness, with more of a willingness to put his nose in dirty areas than some scouts give him credit for in my opinion.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As anyone who's ever seen a mouse navigate a maze knows, the animals are often used in studies to understand the way in which brains function.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2024
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Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion, partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt 3.2 million years later.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The new species was identified by its call, body size, snout shape, coloring, skin texture and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The results show that a long, slightly curved snout does indeed reduce impact forces.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2024
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Pete Alonso hit a one-out double and Muñoz (1-5) loaded the bases by beaning Mark Vientos and walking DJ Stewart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2024
Verb
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And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
13 June 2019
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The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
17 June 2019
Verb
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The abolitionist Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was caned nearly to death on the floor of the Senate in 1856.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
Verb
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Image Image Outside, a whiteboard listed who speared each sturgeon and their weights and lengths.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Packages of cucumbers—that had been either chopped, sliced, or speared—had initially been recalled last month amid fears they may be contaminated with the potentially deadly food poising bug.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.—
Timothy Ryback,
TIME,
26 Apr. 2024
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Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2023
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“Conk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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