KEELED (OVER) Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

keeled (over)

verb

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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Szubanski, now 65, immediately fake-fainted and fell to the floor.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
The three members invited more than 30 guests and at some point there were approximately more than 600 people outside Maison Estelle, where someone is presumed to have fainted.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fainted

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The broadly popular bill, which passed out of committee 21-1 in July, was blocked from adoption last month by a lone senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
In July, Byrne was visiting a friend’s house when the man turned pale and passed out at the table.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed out

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Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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What those concerns were remains a mystery, since the museum blacked out that part of the report before releasing it under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Several sections of the death certificate, which contains identities of parents as well as addresses and cause of death, were blacked out.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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