keeling (over)

present participle of keel (over)
as in fainting
to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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  • Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On three days in January, multiple Upstate employees left the prison in ambulances, with symptoms such as fainting and vomiting, according to local media accounts.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Each organization tabling at Spooktacular Day will serve as a trick-or-treating station by passing out candy and information on community resources, Castro said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Simba walks from the parking deck to the entrance of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and his owner guides him through security, passing out his trading cards to agents and travelers alike.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • In Singapore 2023, Williams driver Logan Sargeant retired from the race due to the extreme conditions, while Lance Stroll collapsed by his car after the race, near blacking out in high-speed corners.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The robotics system will coordinate multiple robotic arms to perform many tasks at once, collapsing what used to be three separate robotic stations into one streamlined workspace that can pick, stow, and consolidate in a single place.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The risk of the roof collapsing prompted the city to take final action against the owner of the former bowling alley.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Keeling (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeling%20%28over%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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