passed out

past tense of pass out
as in fainted
to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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Recent Examples of passed out During the workout, some new members passed out, while others were forced to complete the activities, the station reported. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025 Krista was on the phone with a dispatcher when her mom began to have a seizure in the car and briefly passed out. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Then that data went to at least two or three judges for review, while all the most promising creams, tools, and polishes were passed out to Allure editors for testing. Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Officers responded shortly after midnight on Monday to the Cinemark Century DoCo on the 1000 block of Fourth Street, where a theater employee reported a man passed out during a screening with a firearm in his lap. Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Glasses of Ace of Spade Champagne were being passed out, and groups were being directed to floors based on the bracelets they were handed upon arrival — moon, sun, star and diamond. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025 After an initial proposal that did not require a license or conditional use permit to establish the new shelters passed out of committee in July, it was sent back to committee to address some Republican council members' concerns. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025 Her husband had passed out in the bathroom and hit his head. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025 Another bill from Ta — this one ensures dependents of active duty military members stationed outside of California, but still maintain their residency in the state, are eligible for Cal Grants and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program — also passed out of the Senate last week. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The man had a painful rash on his shins and had fainted twice.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • McKie would later learn from passersby that the teen had fainted and fallen onto the northbound track, where commuters catch the N and W trains.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since the Soviet Union collapsed, the country has doubled its population, the only former republic to do so.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After getting emotional while sharing her appreciation for her fans, singer Lola Young collapsed while on stage.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • Even with nearly a quarter of the country blacked out due to affiliate preemptions — protests and temper tantrums by station groups and owners, basically — Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel’s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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