passed out

past tense of pass out
as in fainted
to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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Recent Examples of passed out Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Another man passed out after a wire with an electric current was fixed to his ear. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Police say that on June 21, the boy passed out at dinner at a home on Thornhill Drive in the city’s Montclair neighborhood, and was found to have cocaine and fentanyl in his system. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 At dinner’s end, sparklers are passed out and lit, followed by dancing. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The opening night of Lollapalooza proved too hot to handle for some as audience members reportedly passed out from the heat during Lorde‘s headlining set. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 July 2026 Three women lay passed out on the sidewalk, their chests slowly rising and falling, while fellow addicts stepped over them and dealers made sales. Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 On June 8, 2026, the corresponding House Bill 84 was passed out of committee to the full House. Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 Hicks passed out flyers at the restaurant for about an hour-and-a-half but then headed to the Wynwood Walls, which was about a seven-minute drive away. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
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  • Their children, meanwhile, were euphoric about this ghoulish interruption to their day, although some experienced nausea, and the theater kids, who felt things deeply, wept and fainted, or did their best to faint.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Although the market has adapted and prices have remained relatively low considering the historic supply shock during the war, that’s in large part because demand for oil collapsed and China drew down its massive oil stockpiles.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But he was forced to apologize after his plans to form a subsidiary to run the tournament, which would have opened the door for investors to buy stakes of up to ​20% in a spinout firm, collapsed after widespread backlash across the sport.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Rodriquez’s home address and telephone number appeared blacked out, while his Social Security and driver’s license numbers remained visible.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sections on the reports were blacked out, for medical issues including drug or alcohol use, along with sections for injuries and the condition of bodies at the avalanche scene.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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