as in fainting
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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Should someone experience symptoms of heat exhaustion such as fainting, nausea or headache, the American Heart Association says to slow down physical activity, hydrate and move to a cooler place to recover.
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Rod Stewart is recovering after nearly fainting onstage over the weekend.
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The comedian was seen passing out pizza slices like flyers for a bringer show.
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Many in the diabetes research community expressed shock and disbelief that their colleagues were threatened with arrest for passing out paper copies of an editorial.
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
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The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.
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Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.
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“Keeling (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeling%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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