passes out

present tense third-person singular of pass out
as in faints
to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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Recent Examples of passes out Dribble handoffs and passes out of the short roll offer opportunities to make the game easier for his teammates. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 When Polyphemus passes out, Odysseus and his men drive a wooden stake into his single eye. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 On the road away from Saint Mabyn’s, Thomas tries to help Vision, who addresses a particularly bad wound, passes out, wakes up, malfunctions, then mostly seems fine. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Finally, extremely drunk, the young writer explodes in rage, then passes out. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 But in many of those situations Achane was sharing the backfield with another tailback [mostly Raheem Mostert] or two, and was still involved in the passing game, catching passes out the backfield. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Five of Zitko’s receptions went for first downs, and most of them came via short passes out of the backfield. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Singletary just caught three passes out of the flat for 29 yards over the course of four plays. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Ample opportunities to catch passes out of the backfield could loom for rookie Jadarian Price and third-year pro George Holani. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Madeline, however, is quickly riddled with guilt after her mom (who was supposed to show at the party) faints at home and was waiting all day for somebody to call and realize.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Continuing to hold their breath causes a lack of oxygen to the brain and the swimmer faints without warning.
    — Chip Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Shunned by his own fans, spurned by the people who had previously cheered his every word, and ultimately left bellowing into the rafters of an echoing, empty mansion, Rhodes collapses into his own narcissistic madness.
    — Sasha Abramsky, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This results in a very large star, which eventually collapses to become an intermediate-mass black hole.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Passes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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