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 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 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 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 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 The measure passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 13-0 vote late Tuesday evening after Lowenthal agreed to take the amendments. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 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
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  • The Great American State Fair was postponed Saturday after multiple people reportedly fainted the day before, forcing thousands of visitors to pivot during celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • 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.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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  • Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.
    Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
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  • Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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

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