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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
after wandering in the woods for hours, we had only a faint idea of where we were
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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I was starting to feel a little faint after going so long without food
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as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness
shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint
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as in to collapse
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of faint
Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Carter, your son, asks as a faint ring echoes around your Mark D. Sikes designed a living room in Wainscott.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
German chocolate cakes are known for being rich desserts, so this homemade chocolate cake recipe is not one for the faint of taste buds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Things take a darker turn, though, when Jen suddenly faints near the end of the episode, and Grams reveals her granddaughter is suffering from a terminal heart condition.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Adjective
On Wednesday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told President Trump that Russia would retaliate for these strikes, Mr. Trump said, further dimming hopes for a cease-fire that were already faint.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Carter, your son, asks as a faint ring echoes around your Mark D. Sikes designed a living room in Wainscott.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Noun
The struggle is real at times and definitely not for the faint at heart.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
German chocolate cakes are known for being rich desserts, so this homemade chocolate cake recipe is not one for the faint of taste buds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
Verb
Per the New York Post, at least one model fainted from the heat during the show, while others stumbled and tripped due to shoes that fell apart on the runway.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Things take a darker turn, though, when Jen suddenly faints near the end of the episode, and Grams reveals her granddaughter is suffering from a terminal heart condition.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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Burnout is no longer a vague emotional state but a measurable physiological response driven by chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and cellular fatigue.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Many — most? — people have only a vague understanding of what the other is really up to.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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In sum, there is a weak case, at best, for some kind of standardization of non-financial KPIs.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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These are usually towels that are thin and stitched with weak, subpar quality threads.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Without a proper response from the immune system, even the most efficient organs won’t prevent the body from collapsing.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Many of these allies, as well as the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, have collapsed over the last year and a half under Israeli military pressure.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The legal basis for Trump’s continued extensions is hazy at best.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The band’s digital residency, ABBA Voyage, even inspired her outfits on the Short n’ Sweet tour, particularly the hazy light-blue costume that Agnetha Fältskog wears.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Whether the result of drugs, alcohol or general hysteria, these terrifying men would enter trance-like states and charge into battle, ignoring severe injuries and collapsing into a feeble heap immediately after the fight concluded.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Two hotels in the East Bay have tumbled into bankruptcy ahead of scheduled foreclosures, in a fresh sign that post-coronavirus maladies still afflict the feeble lodging markets in the Bay Area.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The music ranges widely and might include Italo disco, trance, house and dark techno.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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While Anoushka’s work is still rooted in the age-old classical traditions of India, her trilogy deftly incorporates elements of trance, ambient and other more contemporary Western electronic music styles to create an often-melancholic old world/new world synthesis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And these same people were soon swooning over the genius of Brian Wilson again.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
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As if this weren’t enough reason to swoon and write about your crush in your diary, Mercury and Jupiter will slip into Cancer, and your romantic fifth house of love and passion on June 8 and 9.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Anderson, a warm yet reserved figure sporting a pale blue suit with a red tie and the Jamaican flag proudly pinned to his lapel, said leadership and focus are essential, now more than ever.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Their signature three-circle motif floating on a pale sea invites questions and provokes fantasies.—
Dorothy Armstrong
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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