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 Marilyn passed away at the age of thirty-six on August 4, 1962, but has never really passed out of public consciousness. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 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 Kulbis, the only coach in the training room, did not call for help until Dickey passed out, per prosecutors. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Dickey, who had been recruited to play lineman positions at the university, started struggling and passed out, according to the attorney general's office. ABC News, 6 July 2026 Additionally, about 30 NIPSCO employees gathered June 22 to volunteer with the Salvation Army, the release said, and assembled hygiene kits, passed out 350 box lunches and assisted with other relief efforts. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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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
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  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
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  • Shirilla’s defense claimed the teen suffered from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — a condition that can cause dizziness and fainting — and had blacked out.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • And what remains is all blacked out, except for the lower rocker covers and pushrod tubes – from the fork covers, the controls, the handlebar, the turn signals, the headlight bucket, the engine, exhaust, and even the rear fender struts.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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