as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
His role also involved officially welcoming new signings, including when Eder Militao fainted at his presentation in July 2019.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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That budget bill passed out of committee Friday morning and will be considered by the entire House next week.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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In Worcester, which lay more than 40 miles from the Charlestown line, a parched and dusty rider arrived at the square in front of the church, where his horse collapsed in exhaustion.—
Kostya Kennedy,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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The front porch had also collapsed on the two-story, multi-family building.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Combining heavy amounts of alcohol on top of exhaustion and a lack of food, Sullivan blacked out.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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About halfway through the video, Potter exits the building and directs a person, who is blacked out, to Waterman and Thayer streets, and radios that the hospitals need to be advised that police vehicles are also doing transports.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Keeled (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeled%20%28over%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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