passing out

present participle of pass out
as in fainting
to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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Recent Examples of passing out Taxpayers who donate to an organization passing out the scholarships will receive a federal tax credit, a perk expected to further fuel the conservative school choice movement. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Stephen Zangrillo may be gone 11 years, but his loyal customers still remember him as a fixture at the front door — always in a three-piece suit — greeting them and passing out lollipops to their children. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Before long, servers passing out menus began offering drinks to people waiting in line. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026 Steven Soderbergh gave her a story about passing out at Clooney’s 40th-birthday party, an embarrassing moment the star smoothed over with his trademark aplomb. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 That followed a similar incident on Saturday, when the midfielder left the field after passing out in almost identical fashion during another friendly, against RB Leipzig. — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Even before the hearing was over Monday, Herz was passing out flyers urging voters to turn down the referendum. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 Martinez was last in the rotation and later drank the rest of the bottle before passing out. — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing out
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  • His body collapses in on itself on the fainting couch in the sitting room.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That song’s music video is also darkly cinematic, showing Elizabeth playing with baby dolls in between sitting, bloodied, in bathtubs and on fainting couches.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Residents around Milwaukee may see motorcycles rolling around town, goth concerts blacking out downtown parks, parades celebrating workers and fall kickoff events preparing for sweater weather.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This curtain type is airy, casual, and gives your windows a sense of place and structure without feeling stuffy—or completely blacking out the sunshine during golden hour.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Passing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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