as in fainting
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passing out
Isis Petrie Williams, president of Haddon Township Pride, said that the 2,000 to 3,000 people in the parade will include local high school marching bands, youth sports teams and many people passing out candy.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday after passing out a day earlier in a driving simulator at General Motors facility in Concord, North Carolina.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 23 May 2026
One minute, Oli is passing out at lunch from excessive drug use, the next he’s changed by a run-in with the small daughter of one of his clients, and adopts a dog that puts his life back on track.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
The goalkeeper quickly became an important figure in the build-up as an extra man, while defenders up and down the country began to take risks passing out from the back.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 22 May 2026
At least one person required medical attention after passing out.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The Cuesta Park neighborhood was quiet Thursday afternoon as a water delivery truck worked its way through the neighborhood, passing out large jugs of water and battery-operated pumps to impacted households.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Staff were stationed throughout, giving runners directions, passing out water and cheering us on.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Video from the Hancock County School District captured the driver, Leah Taylor, passing out during an asthma attack as the bus continued rolling forward.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday after passing out a day earlier in a driving simulator at General Motors facility in Concord, North Carolina.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 23 May 2026
One minute, Oli is passing out at lunch from excessive drug use, the next he’s changed by a run-in with the small daughter of one of his clients, and adopts a dog that puts his life back on track.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
The goalkeeper quickly became an important figure in the build-up as an extra man, while defenders up and down the country began to take risks passing out from the back.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 22 May 2026
At least one person required medical attention after passing out.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The Cuesta Park neighborhood was quiet Thursday afternoon as a water delivery truck worked its way through the neighborhood, passing out large jugs of water and battery-operated pumps to impacted households.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Staff were stationed throughout, giving runners directions, passing out water and cheering us on.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Video from the Hancock County School District captured the driver, Leah Taylor, passing out during an asthma attack as the bus continued rolling forward.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing out
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Everything from fainting and panic attacks to seizures and heart attacks.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Manning said smelling salts have only been approved for fainting because of the temporary increase of blood flow to the brain, and increased heart and respiratory rates can wake a person up.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Some hospitalized miners recalled seeing smoke and blacking out, according to state media reports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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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,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Passing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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