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 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.
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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
Beautiful pink satin fainting couch with all the frills.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 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
And fainting, as any publicist will tell you, makes for a much worse viral moment than a sweaty brow.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Beautiful pink satin fainting couch with all the frills.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 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
And fainting, as any publicist will tell you, makes for a much worse viral moment than a sweaty brow.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainting
Verb
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The soil is collapsing, leaving something resembling large puddles among the freshwater marshes.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, a currency collapsing under international sanctions, water shortages and recurring power outages have sharpened a sense of crisis across the country.—
Roxana Saberi,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Suddenly, Jeff Parker plucks a sighing six-note guitar run, dropping his shoulders into a solo section that carries the tune to its swooning conclusion.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
20 Dec. 2025
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The same could be said of his pair of Aaron Sorkin films, the grave and old-fashioned legal drama A Few Good Men (1992) and the swooning White House fairytale The American President (1995).—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Dec. 2025
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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 13 Jan. 2026.
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