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Recent Examples of 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
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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Here was a great chasm of inequality right before their noses and somehow many Democrats didn’t see it.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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This time, a man wearing a gaiter that covered his nose and mouth was accompanied by three other individuals who appeared intimidating to Raimi.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Space snake brains Joysticking EELS around on Enceladus was out of the question due to the huge communication lag, so the team went for nearly complete autonomy.Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
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The new set of donors, by contrast, come from the first category and are not brain dead.Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The catcher is near the whale’s rostrum–near its beak, snout, and vertebrae.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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Traits such as a receding chin, strongly projecting snout, low and sloping forehead, and very small brain size placed Lucy in the genus Australopithecus.Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 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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Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
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In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Verb
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The allegations detailed serious safety and security issues at the jail, including charges after two inmates were stabbed to death and another was speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick.Michael Balsamo, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Another surfer last December who was also surfing off an Indonesian island was speared in the armpit by a needle fish, and suffered a punctured lung but survived, the publication Surfer reported.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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 22 Nov. 2024.
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