as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
One of the guys in my house was laying down downstairs and then just passed out.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost passed out u/Frosty-Present-7885ThriftStoreHauls The chair currently retails for between $1,350 and $2,415 on the official store’s site.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost passed out u/Frosty-Present-7885ThriftStoreHauls The chair currently retails for between $1,350 and $2,415 on the official store’s site.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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At one point, a woman fainted and was lifted out of the church.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Press Trust of India news agency reported that at least 30 people fainted while Vijay was speaking, per Reuters.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The only events blacked out on League Pass are prime-time national spots and in-market RSN broadcasts.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The upcoming 2025 version of the Air Jordan 5 Retro Tokyo will feature a yellow tip on its rubber outsole, a segment which was fully blacked out on the original iteration.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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