as in fainting
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passing out
His knack for rebounding, touch around the rim and passing out of the post all played integral parts in Texas State having the Sun Belt's second-highest field-goal percentage.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
One is cynical and snarky, with a sour-to-the-point-of-curdled view of humanity, and the other has a heart full of sentiment, drunk to the point of passing out on the milk of human kindness.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Doctors say symptoms such as severe chest pain, abnormally fast heartbeat, unexplained fainting or passing out during physical exercise should be evaluated by a health care professional.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Feeling lightheaded or passing out can signal a very serious pulmonary embolism and requires immediate attention.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Rosenior could be seen talking to him several times about his passing out from the back in the first half against West Ham on Saturday.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
There were people passing out from heat stroke.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
The players — as well as clubhouse attendants — were passing out Xanax and Percocet, according to her Monday testimony.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
One is cynical and snarky, with a sour-to-the-point-of-curdled view of humanity, and the other has a heart full of sentiment, drunk to the point of passing out on the milk of human kindness.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Doctors say symptoms such as severe chest pain, abnormally fast heartbeat, unexplained fainting or passing out during physical exercise should be evaluated by a health care professional.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Feeling lightheaded or passing out can signal a very serious pulmonary embolism and requires immediate attention.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Rosenior could be seen talking to him several times about his passing out from the back in the first half against West Ham on Saturday.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
There were people passing out from heat stroke.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
The players — as well as clubhouse attendants — were passing out Xanax and Percocet, according to her Monday testimony.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing out
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After weeks of inactivity on the fainting front, Whoopi Goldberg has officially collapsed on The View once again.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Staff described students being unable to focus, becoming dizzy and even fainting.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ryan Gosling headlines Miller and Phil Lord’s film adaption of Andy Weir’s 2021 book of the same name, which centers on a school teacher turned astronaut tasked with stopping a mysterious entity from blacking out the sun.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Any new rules and regulations proposed by the FCC that restrict leagues from paywalling, locally blacking out or spreading live sports content across numerous channels and apps could be challenged in court.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Passing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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