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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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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
Long portions of the video are either blacked out or with the audio redacted.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman is fully clothed in all three photos, and her face is blacked out.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
But the decision to charge the teens as adults was followed by new disclosures about the case, including release of an arrest report that had previously been mostly blacked out.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The employee, whose name was blacked out, said some of his duties were fanning $100 bills on a table near Epstein’s bed, placing a gun between the mattresses in his bedroom and cleaning up after Epstein’s frequent massages with young girls, including disposing of used condoms.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of the reports on FBI interviews had entire pages blacked out, along with the name of the person who was being interviewed.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman is fully clothed in all three photos, and her face is blacked out.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
But the decision to charge the teens as adults was followed by new disclosures about the case, including release of an arrest report that had previously been mostly blacked out.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The employee, whose name was blacked out, said some of his duties were fanning $100 bills on a table near Epstein’s bed, placing a gun between the mattresses in his bedroom and cleaning up after Epstein’s frequent massages with young girls, including disposing of used condoms.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of the reports on FBI interviews had entire pages blacked out, along with the name of the person who was being interviewed.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacked out
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This is something that should be eradicated from the world of football.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The outbreaks have mostly impacted children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The sky has darkened to a deep, clear blue, although that slow, slow sunset still burns orange on the horizon, and lamps are now glowing around the lagoon, as if set for a candlelit dinner.—
Rick Jordan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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But that fall, his mood darkened.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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His role also involved officially welcoming new signings, including when Eder Militao fainted at his presentation in July 2019.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Because sticking with the plan was optional, many workers withdrew their money early, which mostly erased any long-term gains.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Since then, silver prices have pulled back sharply, trading around $76 per ounce as of mid-February, following a selloff that erased nearly half the metal's value.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The library was closed in January for regular annual maintenance, according to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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The farm operations were closed in 1992.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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The group passed out pamphlets for the Iran Novin Party, a conservative political party that was established in 2023.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a similar move, Dissanayake's government abolished perks provided to former presidents in September in response to popular demand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The holiday first made it to the states when French explorers settled in New Orleans, and the celebrations stuck until the Spanish gained control of Louisiana and abolished the carnival.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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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 20 Feb. 2026.
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