blacked out

past tense of black out
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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 When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The details were blacked out as the district attorney continues an investigation into the devastating fire. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Rodriquez’s home address and telephone number appeared blacked out, while his Social Security and driver’s license numbers remained visible. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Sections on the reports were blacked out, for medical issues including drug or alcohol use, along with sections for injuries and the condition of bodies at the avalanche scene. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Records that were released, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, court records and other documents, were either already public or heavily blacked out, and many lacked necessary context. Savannah Peters, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Shirilla’s defense claimed the teen suffered from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — a condition that can cause dizziness and fainting — and had blacked out. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 And what remains is all blacked out, except for the lower rocker covers and pushrod tubes – from the fork covers, the controls, the handlebar, the turn signals, the headlight bucket, the engine, exhaust, and even the rear fender struts. New Atlas, 25 July 2026 Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
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Verb
  • In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The sky darkened suddenly, as if it had been turned down by a dimmer switch, and Decoteau frowned at a weather app on his phone.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The funeral was held less than a week after her signature song served as the soundtrack at celebrations marking a total eclipse that darkened skies across parts of Europe.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Their children, meanwhile, were euphoric about this ghoulish interruption to their day, although some experienced nausea, and the theater kids, who felt things deeply, wept and fainted, or did their best to faint.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.
    Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The hotel, just south of the Bayshore Mall in Glendale, closed in mid July after its lodging license was revoked.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years.
    Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Kimball noted the global impact of the case and resonance of issues of postpartum depression and psychosis, as organizers passed out countries’ flags intended to represent supporters across the world.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The guide also was passed out at the African-American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, a popular early voting site among Black voters.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • The only difference is that, after this race, some of the competitors collapsed to the floor with sparks flying from their insides while safety officials charged over to attend to them with fire extinguishers.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And since then, the government collapsed, and gang warfare has spread.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Blacked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacked%20out. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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