as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
Life-Threatening Blood Clots After earning second-team All-SEC honors as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2017, Smith passed out during conditioning drills the following year due to blood clots on both sides of his lungs.
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Residents living in and near Metcalfe Park lined up as the Jewish Community Pantry and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin passed out produce, including carrots, tomatoes, kohlrabi, patty pan squash, peppers, and more.
—Angelica Edwards, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All three of us passed out at one point.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
King underwent hemodialysis and then passed out.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The bill, which was newly filed for the second special session after the first one was adjourned due to not having a quorum, passed out of committee on Monday.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2025
The Diggers passed out thousands of hits of Owsley Stanley’s finest and served turkey sandwiches, which Stanley had also contributed.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the legislation ultimately passed out of the Senate on Tuesday without the measures.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 3 July 2025
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Residents living in and near Metcalfe Park lined up as the Jewish Community Pantry and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin passed out produce, including carrots, tomatoes, kohlrabi, patty pan squash, peppers, and more.
—Angelica Edwards, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All three of us passed out at one point.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
King underwent hemodialysis and then passed out.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The bill, which was newly filed for the second special session after the first one was adjourned due to not having a quorum, passed out of committee on Monday.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2025
The Diggers passed out thousands of hits of Owsley Stanley’s finest and served turkey sandwiches, which Stanley had also contributed.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the legislation ultimately passed out of the Senate on Tuesday without the measures.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 3 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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Michael Scott superfan Sabrina Impacciatore nearly fainted when The Office alums Steve Carell and John Krasinski stopped by set on the very first day of filming the sitcom’s offshoot, The Paper.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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After years of moonlighting at weddings, including one where Lekman fainted inside a giant cake, he was inspired to turn his side hustle into a book.—
Katy Hershberger
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tottenham collapsed last season when Romero and Mickey van de Ven spent months out injured.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The name of that juvenile and what exactly prompted police to be summoned to the three-bedroom home on Crane Creek Lane were blacked out in the report.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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