zonk (out)

verb

Definition of zonk (out)next
as in to pass out

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  1. faint
  2. swoon
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  • Bayern’s board member for sport, Max Eberl explained during Friday’s press conference that Musiala’s two fainting incidents happened following a change to his medication.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Southern Living also noted the presence of Tennessee Fainting Goats, which faint with all the drama of a woman who needs the British seaside.
    — Eva Flowe August 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meta has swooned as the company fights litigation alleging that the firm seeded addictive behavior in children.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of swoon
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“Zonk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonk%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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