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as in eradicates
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 darkens
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 faints
to lose consciousness
blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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Recent Examples of blacks out
But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacks out
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, an unexpected power shift darkens the brotherhood bond between Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola), whose loyalties to the Banks family are tested.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher often darkens and discolors aluminum cookware.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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The win improves the Bills' record to 5-2 and erases some of the pain from their two-game losing streak.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Amazon Basin builds and erases its own geography through its rivers.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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When a restless detective (Mark Ruffalo) closes in on the operation and the multimillion-dollar heist gets closer, the line between the hunter and the hunted blur, forcing all three of them to confront their actions.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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When the rest of the group passes out drunk, Regis tends to Geralt’s lingering wound from the disastrous battle with Vilgefortz.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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That timeline could shrink if a massive fraud wipes out public confidence in the Internet.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Blacks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacks%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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