as in collapses
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of faints
Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faints
Verb
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Voids can contribute to sinkholes as the ground collapses into the underlying cavities.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday after a 2-8 start to the 2025 NFL season and a string of fourth-quarter collapses that left ownership exhausted and fans demanding change.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What rankles even more about 2025 is that, in other late-season swoons, the Mets have at least been tracked down by an adversary.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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That’s partly because prolonged summer swoons have become an annual occurrence under Boone.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Day-trippers dot the lake, braving chilly swims, renting rowboats, and basking in the sun.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Catskills have always been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Strikes on power plants, transmission lines, and substations have caused frequent and widespread blackouts in recent weeks.—
Suriya Jayanti,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Even without the blackouts, two price hikes by YouTube TV in less than two years caused about 500,000 subscribers to cancel, according to an estimate last June by veteran industry analyst Craig Moffett.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Faints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faints. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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