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 Danny passes out, but luckily doesn’t die. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 Two bad passes out of 86 is a good day on the ball by any estimation, but the reality of this position in Chelsea’s system is that any time possession is lost carries grave risk. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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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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  • If the restructuring collapses, those investors can pull their money—a potentially catastrophic blow for a company planning to burn through $115 billion by 2029.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • East Chicago city cameras appear to show the two men in an argument before Ramirez collapses.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Passes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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