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lose consciousness

idiom

: to become unconscious
She lost consciousness briefly.

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Carbon capture and storage has had challenges as the technology developed over the years, including a pipeline rupture in 2020 that forced evacuations in Satartia, Mississippi, and caused several people to lose consciousness. Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025 Police believe Webb was involved in a physical altercation that led to him lose consciousness. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 Smith, who seemed to lose consciousness and was not able to try to protect himself from the punches, lay motionless in the ring, blood streaming from his face. Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025 Copen didn’t lose consciousness. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose consciousness

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“Lose consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20consciousness. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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