1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood
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2
as in darkened
to grow dark
with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital
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as in fainted
to lose consciousness
blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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Recent Examples of blacked out
Even with nearly a quarter of the country blacked out due to affiliate preemptions — protests and temper tantrums by station groups and owners, basically — Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel’s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
At one point in the set, during a characteristically epic, multipart number, the music turned moody and the stage blacked out.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The book is filled with lewd pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday, USA TODAY reported.
—George Petras, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The name of that juvenile and what exactly prompted police to be summoned to the three-bedroom home on Crane Creek Lane were blacked out in the report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Rayya has blacked out the worst months, and simply asks Gilbert to forgive her; Gilbert grants her forgiveness.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Out-of-market guide *also available on the new ESPN Unlimited service (in-market viewers will be blacked out).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel’s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
At one point in the set, during a characteristically epic, multipart number, the music turned moody and the stage blacked out.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The book is filled with lewd pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday, USA TODAY reported.
—George Petras, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The name of that juvenile and what exactly prompted police to be summoned to the three-bedroom home on Crane Creek Lane were blacked out in the report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Rayya has blacked out the worst months, and simply asks Gilbert to forgive her; Gilbert grants her forgiveness.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Out-of-market guide *also available on the new ESPN Unlimited service (in-market viewers will be blacked out).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacked out
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It's been over 60 years since the parasite was eradicated from the United States and its return could cause losses of billions of dollars to the livestock industry.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Their views on the economy's trajectory have darkened, with only 25 percent saying in September that things were getting better, down from 28 percent in August.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fonda arrived in Rome with his blue eyes darkened by contact lenses, the better to convey malevolence.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The man had a painful rash on his shins and had fainted twice.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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McKie would later learn from passersby that the teen had fainted and fallen onto the northbound track, where commuters catch the N and W trains.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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An Alcaraz ace erased the first chance, but Fritz broke through on the second try, following a furious rally and a dropper from Alcaraz that fell short.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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West 65th Street closed in Shawnee The road is closed from Shawnee Mission Parkway West to I-435 North in Shawnee.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other stores in the same Garden City business complex have closed in the last year.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Krista was on the phone with a dispatcher when her mom began to have a seizure in the car and briefly passed out.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then that data went to at least two or three judges for review, while all the most promising creams, tools, and polishes were passed out to Allure editors for testing.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Blacked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacked%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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