as in faints
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once the budget resolution passes out of committee, the committees that received instructions get to work.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Under pressure, Maguire passes out wide to Diogo Dalot, who is immediately closed down.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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When a star dies and collapses, its mass is concentrated into an unimaginably dense point.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Stephon Castle, Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper need to hit their open threes as the Knicks' defense collapses.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Keels (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keels%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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