blacking out

present participle of black out
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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 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 The other major station group blacking out Kimmel, Nexstar, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment about its plans. Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Taxes are rising, the economy is faltering, the power grid is blacking out, energy prices are skyrocketing, violent crime is rampant and unaudited non-profit funding in the billions creates the appearance of mismanagement at the best and corruption at the worst. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025 Female victims were also more likely to report blacking out, with 74% reporting blacking out, compared to 51% of male victims, according to the study. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacking out
Verb
  • Sixth-generation Texas rancher James Clement III told CNBC the key to eradicating the screwworm threat is years out.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Texas only gained 179 yards for the game, eradicating the good offensive vibes from the previous week.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On three days in January, multiple Upstate employees left the prison in ambulances, with symptoms such as fainting and vomiting, according to local media accounts.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Following critical and audience acclaim, the production returned to the Barbican for a limited run in autumn 2023 before closing in March 2024.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Wesley Hitt / Getty Images Somewhere, off in the distance, the faint sound of a brass band seems to be closing in.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each organization tabling at Spooktacular Day will serve as a trick-or-treating station by passing out candy and information on community resources, Castro said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Simba walks from the parking deck to the entrance of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and his owner guides him through security, passing out his trading cards to agents and travelers alike.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The robotics system will coordinate multiple robotic arms to perform many tasks at once, collapsing what used to be three separate robotic stations into one streamlined workspace that can pick, stow, and consolidate in a single place.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The risk of the roof collapsing prompted the city to take final action against the owner of the former bowling alley.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Blacking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacking%20out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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