keeled (over)

past tense of keel (over)
as in fainted
to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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Verb
  • At one point, a woman fainted and was lifted out of the church.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Press Trust of India news agency reported that at least 30 people fainted while Vijay was speaking, per Reuters.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the guys in my house was laying down downstairs and then just passed out.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Almost passed out u/Frosty-Present-7885ThriftStoreHauls The chair currently retails for between $1,350 and $2,415 on the official store’s site.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • The only events blacked out on League Pass are prime-time national spots and in-market RSN broadcasts.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The upcoming 2025 version of the Air Jordan 5 Retro Tokyo will feature a yellow tip on its rubber outsole, a segment which was fully blacked out on the original iteration.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Keeled (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeled%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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