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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conks
Noun
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In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.
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What made the difference was an angle here, a line there, small dimensional differences in eyes, noses, mouths.
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee.
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Many hot weather dogs have longer snouts.
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Voisard noted that an eagle’s first flight is a stressful endeavor that saps the bird’s energy.
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But the plot also retains a serial quality that saps momentum and betrays its TV roots.
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Some fans said the actor instead resembled an early-PlayStation-era cutscene character who robotically flails his limbs upon impact.
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As Frances ascends in the art world, Avery flails financially and emotionally — and the nationwide Adderall shortage isn’t helping.
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The spotted fish thrashes angrily, disturbing the waters so that the pool’s edge laps against the rock.
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The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.
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The Empire State Building frequently switches up its lighting scheme to commemorate special events throughout the year.
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Sweden half-clear the ball, but only as far as Ao Tanaka, who immediately switches the play again over to the left, where Kamada is there to meet it on the volley — but hits it straight at the goalkeeper.
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
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“Conks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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