as in faints
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passes out
Once the budget resolution passes out of committee, the committees that received instructions get to work.
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Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Under pressure, Maguire passes out wide to Diogo Dalot, who is immediately closed down.
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Jon MacKenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
In the sequel, Kate actually passes out.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
The task force usually passes out kits that include fentanyl detection strips inside plastic sandwich bags, along with sterile water and little paper condiment cups, which are used to perform the test; illicit pills should be crushed first before testing.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
When the rest of the group passes out drunk, Regis tends to Geralt’s lingering wound from the disastrous battle with Vilgefortz.
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Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
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John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Under pressure, Maguire passes out wide to Diogo Dalot, who is immediately closed down.
—
Jon MacKenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
In the sequel, Kate actually passes out.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
The task force usually passes out kits that include fentanyl detection strips inside plastic sandwich bags, along with sterile water and little paper condiment cups, which are used to perform the test; illicit pills should be crushed first before testing.
—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
When the rest of the group passes out drunk, Regis tends to Geralt’s lingering wound from the disastrous battle with Vilgefortz.
—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes out
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Briar Blush faints @worldofwonder SPOILER ALERT!
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If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.
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But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
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“Passes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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