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
When the man fainted, the event came to an abrupt halt.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The cold open took place in the Oval Office and parodied a recent White House event about cutting the price of weight loss drugs, during which a man fainted behind the president.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
When a pharmaceutical executive fainted, Kennedy quickly left the room.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
At one point, a woman fainted and was lifted out of the church.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Some devotees fainted at the sight of him.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Most had fainted on the job due to the heat or witnessed a co-worker who did.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Michael Scott superfan Sabrina Impacciatore nearly fainted when The Office alums Steve Carell and John Krasinski stopped by set on the very first day of filming the sitcom’s offshoot, The Paper.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
After years of moonlighting at weddings, including one where Lekman fainted inside a giant cake, he was inspired to turn his side hustle into a book.
—Katy Hershberger
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The cold open took place in the Oval Office and parodied a recent White House event about cutting the price of weight loss drugs, during which a man fainted behind the president.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
When a pharmaceutical executive fainted, Kennedy quickly left the room.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
At one point, a woman fainted and was lifted out of the church.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Some devotees fainted at the sight of him.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Most had fainted on the job due to the heat or witnessed a co-worker who did.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Michael Scott superfan Sabrina Impacciatore nearly fainted when The Office alums Steve Carell and John Krasinski stopped by set on the very first day of filming the sitcom’s offshoot, The Paper.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
After years of moonlighting at weddings, including one where Lekman fainted inside a giant cake, he was inspired to turn his side hustle into a book.
—Katy Hershberger
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainted
Verb
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But after leading by as many as nine in the first half, the Heat collapsed in the second half, and the result was a third consecutive double-digit loss.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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The man then fled from the scene on foot but collapsed at the intersection of Avenue L and Bishop Street.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now is not the time to be swooned by partisan political noise.—
Anthony Dominguez,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sentiment on Oracle has swooned since then, leading to a range of opinions on the stock from Wall Street analysts, detailed below.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Fainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainted. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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