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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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
The country's internet was mostly blacked out by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the months leading up to the strikes, as reports of 20,000 people being killed by the regime over widespread protests against it.
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Steve Large, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
His picture in a hot tub with a woman with her face blacked out at an Epstein party was one of the photos released by the Department of Justice.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers have questioned redactions that left many names and pages blacked out.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Some victims have complained that their names and personal information were revealed in documents while the names of their abusers were blacked out.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some victims have complained that their names and personal information were revealed in documents while the names of their abusers were blacked out.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Combining heavy amounts of alcohol on top of exhaustion and a lack of food, Sullivan blacked out.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
About halfway through the video, Potter exits the building and directs a person, who is blacked out, to Waterman and Thayer streets, and radios that the hospitals need to be advised that police vehicles are also doing transports.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Long portions of the video are either blacked out or with the audio redacted.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Steve Large, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
His picture in a hot tub with a woman with her face blacked out at an Epstein party was one of the photos released by the Department of Justice.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers have questioned redactions that left many names and pages blacked out.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Some victims have complained that their names and personal information were revealed in documents while the names of their abusers were blacked out.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some victims have complained that their names and personal information were revealed in documents while the names of their abusers were blacked out.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Combining heavy amounts of alcohol on top of exhaustion and a lack of food, Sullivan blacked out.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
About halfway through the video, Potter exits the building and directs a person, who is blacked out, to Waterman and Thayer streets, and radios that the hospitals need to be advised that police vehicles are also doing transports.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Long portions of the video are either blacked out or with the audio redacted.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacked out
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However, the number of organisms eradicated and the types of organisms differ.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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And finally, externally, impacts from objects passing through our inner Solar System could wipe all of humanity out, just as so much terrestrial life was eradicated 65 million years ago.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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The city largely shut down as residents and tourists ran for cover and plumes of smoke from fires darkened the Pacific vista.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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More importantly, the romance of the blockade seems to have darkened the German public’s opinion of the coal industry, hastening the nation’s green transition.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Twin Cities hospital has provided care to patients who come in under ICE custody, including those recently who have had head injuries, injuries from being assaulted and those who have fainted, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 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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The Islanders had erased 2-0 deficits in each of their last three wins, but the Ducks kept them off the board in part by killing three penalties in the second period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers erased an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, knotting the contest at 33-33 before running out of gas — just as Bama was mashing the pedal to the floor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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That operation closed in late 2015, when the company used up the last of the slag.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Planted by Roam replaces Ogden’s Cleaners, which closed in 2024.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Campaign volunteers passed out pamphlets with information about Measure V and buttons and yard signs showing support.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pins disavowing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters (that featured the outline of Iran with a ribbon) were passed out to attendees of the Academy Awards luncheon in February, and could possibly appear on the Oscars carpet.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
5 Mar. 2026
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Political instability has repeatedly shaken Nepal since the monarchy was abolished in 2008.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The British Parliament outlawed slave trafficking in 1807, abolished slavery outright in 1833, and then compensated slaveholders.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 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 7 Mar. 2026.
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