as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
The bills both passed out of committee and are now being reviewed by the opposite chamber.
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Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harrison had a drink with a family friend, Calvin Anderson, and passed out.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Outside the Tempe Public Library on March 20, Rednour and other AZ HUGS volunteers stationed a table in the shade and passed out water, Powerade, popsicles and ice-cream to passersby.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The $31 billion proposal is similar to what was passed out of the House in late February.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Kippes passed out and was carried out of the arena on a stretcher.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
The organization has passed out around 3,500 instruments to 1,200 families since the first donations in late January 2025, Mancebo said.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
And walked up and down Music Row, knocked on doors, passed out CDs.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Responders found two people passed out due to what appeared to be carbon monoxide exposure, Boston radio station WBUR reported.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harrison had a drink with a family friend, Calvin Anderson, and passed out.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Outside the Tempe Public Library on March 20, Rednour and other AZ HUGS volunteers stationed a table in the shade and passed out water, Powerade, popsicles and ice-cream to passersby.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The $31 billion proposal is similar to what was passed out of the House in late February.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Kippes passed out and was carried out of the arena on a stretcher.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
The organization has passed out around 3,500 instruments to 1,200 families since the first donations in late January 2025, Mancebo said.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
And walked up and down Music Row, knocked on doors, passed out CDs.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Responders found two people passed out due to what appeared to be carbon monoxide exposure, Boston radio station WBUR reported.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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The Twin Cities hospital has provided care to patients who come in under ICE custody, including those recently who have had head injuries, injuries from being assaulted and those who have fainted, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some players collapsed onto the turf in joyful tears.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Estrada Juarez collapsed into her daughter’s embrace.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tonight, the teams’ local markets, including the YES Network cable station in New York City, will be blacked out from their own game.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 29-year-old, who has made a career out of making 3-point shots, blacked out in basketball ecstasy.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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