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 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 Along the course, from start to finish, volunteers passed out thousands of gallons of water. Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026 The next scene fast-forwards to the present, where Gigi is passed out in a bed in Hollis’s house after a bender. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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  • That is the night Vásquez was hit in the right ankle by a line drive and later fainted on his way to get X-Rays.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Ahead, see the celebrities who worked at Disney Parks before becoming famous — including one person who fainted on the first day in the costume, and another who quit before they could even get started.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Thirty-odd years after Communist rule collapsed in eastern Europe, Budapest finally feels revitalized.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many of those on that flight were killed when a hotel they were being housed at collapsed in the quake.
    Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
  • Records that were released, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, court records and other documents, were either already public or heavily blacked out, and many lacked necessary context.
    Savannah Peters, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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