fainted

past tense of faint
as in collapsed
to lose consciousness the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood

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Recent Examples of fainted That is the night Vásquez was hit in the right ankle by a line drive and later fainted on his way to get X-Rays. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 Ahead, see the celebrities who worked at Disney Parks before becoming famous — including one person who fainted on the first day in the costume, and another who quit before they could even get started. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 That moniker became a little more appropriate last week, when Jenkins rescued a young fan who fainted during the national anthem at CHS Field. Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026 The Great American State Fair was postponed Saturday after multiple people reportedly fainted the day before, forcing thousands of visitors to pivot during celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools. Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Ancheta said there were no immediate reports of casualties, but some people fainted following the strong tremor. Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Ancheta said there were no immediate reports of casualties, but some people fainted following the strong ​tremor. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Mejías fainted during the raid. Meg Anderson, NPR, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainted
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  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
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  • Traders flooded back into the market to snap up shares in tech companies that had recently swooned over doubts that the huge investments will yield adequate returns.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Since the outset of the competition, the team had been swooned over for the deftness of its skills and tipped for golden glory.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

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“Fainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainted. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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