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
Rod Stewart is recovering after nearly fainting onstage over the weekend.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Mollica, then 50, started fainting during heavy periods that lasted nearly two weeks.
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Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
The Washington Post via Getty Images Moore's filing referenced health issues Newman suffered in the summer of 2021 and a fainting episode in 2022, and said judges and staff on the Federal Circuit had expressed concerns about Newman's inability to keep up with her workload.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
However, Lucia continued fainting and would get concussions from the spells.
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Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Everything from fainting and panic attacks to seizures and heart attacks.
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Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Manning said smelling salts have only been approved for fainting because of the temporary increase of blood flow to the brain, and increased heart and respiratory rates can wake a person up.
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Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
After the surgery Two days later, a nearly fainting NW showed up at Jackson North Medical Center with shortness of breath and heart palpitations.
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David J. Neal
may 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
After weeks of inactivity on the fainting front, Whoopi Goldberg has officially collapsed on The View once again.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Mollica, then 50, started fainting during heavy periods that lasted nearly two weeks.
—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
The Washington Post via Getty Images Moore's filing referenced health issues Newman suffered in the summer of 2021 and a fainting episode in 2022, and said judges and staff on the Federal Circuit had expressed concerns about Newman's inability to keep up with her workload.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
However, Lucia continued fainting and would get concussions from the spells.
—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Everything from fainting and panic attacks to seizures and heart attacks.
—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Manning said smelling salts have only been approved for fainting because of the temporary increase of blood flow to the brain, and increased heart and respiratory rates can wake a person up.
—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
After the surgery Two days later, a nearly fainting NW showed up at Jackson North Medical Center with shortness of breath and heart palpitations.
—
David J. Neal
may 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
After weeks of inactivity on the fainting front, Whoopi Goldberg has officially collapsed on The View once again.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainting
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Everything is collapsing around them, but Richie has a plan.
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This process is collapsing the filmmaking process into fewer steps, Amazon Web Services’ General Manager of Media and Entertainment Samira Bakhtiar said in an interview.
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Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein's new Netflix rom-com will leave you swooning for more.
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Watching a television broadcast from 1994 and swooning at the fuzzy beauty of it all, though?
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The comedian was seen passing out pizza slices like flyers for a bringer show.
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Many in the diabetes research community expressed shock and disbelief that their colleagues were threatened with arrest for passing out paper copies of an editorial.
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“Fainting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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