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as in eradicating
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 darkening
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 fainting
to lose consciousness
blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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Recent Examples of blacking out
But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 June 2026
Some hospitalized miners recalled seeing smoke and blacking out, according to state media reports.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
But beyond the humanitarian costs, blacking out the entire nation would be economically catastrophic for the region and could trigger a global recession.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Any new rules and regulations proposed by the FCC that restrict leagues from paywalling, locally blacking out or spreading live sports content across numerous channels and apps could be challenged in court.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In Singapore 2023, Williams driver Logan Sargeant retired from the race due to the extreme conditions, while Lance Stroll collapsed by his car after the race, near blacking out in high-speed corners.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The last thing Ameilia Boodoosingh Gopie remembers before blacking out on the delivery table is holding her daughter, Allana, for the first time.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 June 2026
Some hospitalized miners recalled seeing smoke and blacking out, according to state media reports.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
But beyond the humanitarian costs, blacking out the entire nation would be economically catastrophic for the region and could trigger a global recession.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Any new rules and regulations proposed by the FCC that restrict leagues from paywalling, locally blacking out or spreading live sports content across numerous channels and apps could be challenged in court.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In Singapore 2023, Williams driver Logan Sargeant retired from the race due to the extreme conditions, while Lance Stroll collapsed by his car after the race, near blacking out in high-speed corners.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The last thing Ameilia Boodoosingh Gopie remembers before blacking out on the delivery table is holding her daughter, Allana, for the first time.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacking out
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Renz said his team is using the DNR's experiences in eradicating the plant to learn how to speed up the process.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Crossed spears of sunlight fall into it but only so far, and beneath their yellow illuminations Brith can see depths and more depths of water, darkening to obscurity.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Its trio, a lonely fox-deer, an axolotl apprentice healer and a red panda Viking, travel through a darkening natural world as the series folds identity, belonging and environmental crisis.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Zain added to his fine sensibilities a fainting aversion to pain and a spirit not equal to rough blows.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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There’s no doubt that witnessing a fainting episode would be shocking, Zollo highlights the importance of staying calm.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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That will also change the prices the Chinese can offer, possibly erasing their cost advantage.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Others accused the brand of catering to Black elitism, erasing the varied experiences of Black Americans involvement with the Ralph Lauren brand.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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Viewers were left with a cliffhanger in the penultimate episode last week as brothers Joseph Abdin and Adam Abdin and engaged couple Izzy Gleicher and Paige Seber were each closing in on the pit stop.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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That bar had a history of fights and shootings before closing in 2024.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The comedian was seen passing out pizza slices like flyers for a bringer show.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Watts lunged at Aguilar, who feigned passing out instead of immediately fighting back.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Citing his leadership, Senate Republicans in 2023 proposed abolishing the institute and divvying up its functions.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Trump and members of his administration have also repeatedly suggested abolishing the agency — though the president did pave the way for FEMA to assist in relief from the Texas floods in July.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The environments where students develop communication skills are collapsing.—
Rachel Konrad,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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The effects of it — the societal collapse, the potential for a planet that becomes inhabitable, the domino effects of countries behaving badly and economies collapsing because of climate change — are very real issues that should be front and center of our conversations right now.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Blacking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacking%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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