as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
The barbecue joint’s staff passed out free samples to the large crowd who were lined up through the end of the parking lot, several businesses down.
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Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
But then Wulan passed out, and a huddle of family and friends rapidly grew around her, with more and more concerned guests coming to Wulan's side in each passing moment.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
The prospect of losing FoodShare has been so intense for Stoughton resident Jenna Karls, she's passed out more than once in the last week.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
After the protest, organizers from various groups passed out flyers for further action.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Welbeck passed out to Simon Adingra, then continued his run into the area behind Casemiro, timing his arrival onto Adingra’s cross, after a stepover by Lallana — a decoy once more — for a first-time finish.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
After what witnesses and victims described as an ambush, some inmates seized and passed out from the fumes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Shuttled in on golf carts to a powder pink carpet, models, media and micro-celebrities mingled as staff passed out marbled Jell-O shots and macarons stamped with the VS logo.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
But then Wulan passed out, and a huddle of family and friends rapidly grew around her, with more and more concerned guests coming to Wulan's side in each passing moment.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
The prospect of losing FoodShare has been so intense for Stoughton resident Jenna Karls, she's passed out more than once in the last week.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
After the protest, organizers from various groups passed out flyers for further action.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Welbeck passed out to Simon Adingra, then continued his run into the area behind Casemiro, timing his arrival onto Adingra’s cross, after a stepover by Lallana — a decoy once more — for a first-time finish.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
After what witnesses and victims described as an ambush, some inmates seized and passed out from the fumes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Shuttled in on golf carts to a powder pink carpet, models, media and micro-celebrities mingled as staff passed out marbled Jell-O shots and macarons stamped with the VS logo.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
Verb
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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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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Kingpin is one of its offerings this year, an intimidating V-8 monster that makes over 800 horsepower and is blacked out.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Disney’s networks have been blacked out on YouTube TV since last week.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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