as in collapsing
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of fainting
The highlight was by far the return of Lola Young, who performed for the first time since stepping away from the stage after fainting at a music festival.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Steele, who already creates content for brands, happened to be filming the experience and captured her fainting on camera.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The Sentimental Value actress remembered fainting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview with W, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
There have been reported health issues such as fainting, passing out and things like that.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Zain added to his fine sensibilities a fainting aversion to pain and a spirit not equal to rough blows.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
In our chat, Spelling points out that stress and lack of self care was probably contributing to these fainting incidents too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
The process can be excruciating for some, causing dizziness and even fainting.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Steele, who already creates content for brands, happened to be filming the experience and captured her fainting on camera.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The Sentimental Value actress remembered fainting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview with W, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
There have been reported health issues such as fainting, passing out and things like that.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Zain added to his fine sensibilities a fainting aversion to pain and a spirit not equal to rough blows.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
In our chat, Spelling points out that stress and lack of self care was probably contributing to these fainting incidents too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
The process can be excruciating for some, causing dizziness and even fainting.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainting
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Already too much of Havana – a once beautiful city now littered with debris from buildings collapsing under years of neglect – looks like a war zone.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The demonstrations began in late December in response to the collapsing value of the national currency -- the rial -- before morphing into a wider anti-regime movement which drew backing from dissidents abroad and Western governments.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The steamy trailer, featuring a soundtrack by Charli xcx, has swooning fans and literature purists polarized.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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There were people passing out from heat stroke.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fainting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainting. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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