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
And fainting, as any publicist will tell you, makes for a much worse viral moment than a sweaty brow.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Some may also hyperventilate, which can lead to fainting as well.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Some may also hyperventilate, which can lead to fainting as well.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainting
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Those traditional systems are now collapsing alongside aquifers, and ancient settlements in Yazd in central Iran, Kerman in southeast Iran, and Khorasan in northeastern Iran have been abandoned as qanats dried up, aquifers caved in, and land subsided.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some of the homes now collapsing were once a few lots back from the beach, local residents told USA TODAY.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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And The Life of a Showgirl finds Swift on cloud 9, swooning over her future with a fiancé and her present, infinite success.—
Jaeden Pinder,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2025
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Joanna Gaines made ranunculus the flower of the spring season, while Taylor Swift’s late summer engagement had everyone swooning over hundreds of fluffy roses.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Lincoln Community Foundation has been a lifeline, passing out gift cards and shelter funds to make sure no one slips through the cracks.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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In one clip, the coach is passing out fliers on campus for a women’s soccer game.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Fainting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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