as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
The measure passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 13-0 vote late Tuesday evening after Lowenthal agreed to take the amendments.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
On Thursday, which surpassed Wednesday as France’s hottest day on record, a bus driver reportedly passed out from heatstroke and crashed into a tree on the western edge of Paris.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
It's shown in three bills that passed out of committee to the full Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday, with the majority of the votes bipartisan.
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Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Burns said the governor’s office and leaders in the state House had agreed to the Senate proposal, which passed out of two committees Thursday.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
An airport vendor employee who passed out on an aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was treated and released from the hospital Wednesday, an airport spokesperson said.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The seven-week-old puppies were passed out asleep after a long, hard day of being dogs, but that didn’t stop people from getting their hands on them.
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Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
In Inglewood, Red’s Flavor Table passed out shrimp and potato breakfast bowls to guests.
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Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Tables were pushed to the perimeters of the courtyard, ceramic dishes were passed out to all diners, and once the unmistakable twang of bouzouki started blaring over the loudspeakers, the plates started flying.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
On Thursday, which surpassed Wednesday as France’s hottest day on record, a bus driver reportedly passed out from heatstroke and crashed into a tree on the western edge of Paris.
—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
It's shown in three bills that passed out of committee to the full Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday, with the majority of the votes bipartisan.
—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Burns said the governor’s office and leaders in the state House had agreed to the Senate proposal, which passed out of two committees Thursday.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
An airport vendor employee who passed out on an aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was treated and released from the hospital Wednesday, an airport spokesperson said.
—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The seven-week-old puppies were passed out asleep after a long, hard day of being dogs, but that didn’t stop people from getting their hands on them.
—
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
In Inglewood, Red’s Flavor Table passed out shrimp and potato breakfast bowls to guests.
—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Tables were pushed to the perimeters of the courtyard, ceramic dishes were passed out to all diners, and once the unmistakable twang of bouzouki started blaring over the loudspeakers, the plates started flying.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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In July 2023, Kelly fainted while out for dinner with friends in Los Angeles and was taken to the hospital, where doctors found blood clots around her lungs and legs.
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Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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The auroral activity apparently caused some magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere, so that for three days we were almost blacked out on the radio.
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The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.
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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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