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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An attack on Greenland would shatter NATO, handing a strategic victory to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin as the world's most successful defensive alliance collapses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the final act, the assassination plot collapses.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The only thing that’s preventing him from being as secure at a spot as Wyatt Langford or Corey Seager are his second-half swoons.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Jan. 2026
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In swinging sixties London, an elegant middle-aged woman named Leonora swoons in an auction room and is picked up by an antiques dealer and his nephew.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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With muddy swims in the water tower, passing trains as social hubs, and plenty of family mischief, the show celebrated simple living with a great sense of humor.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fitness classes include beach spin, yoga, high-intensity interval training, lap swims, pilates, power beach walks, aerial silks, and dynamic movement.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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The agency projected about a 1% chance of ordering rolling blackouts in January and February as a last-resort move to keep the system from failing when demand overwhelms supply.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The eruption triggered strong (R3) radio blackouts across the sunlit side of Earth, with the most severe disruptions concentrated over the Americas.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Faints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faints. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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