as in fainting
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passing out
Much like his teams at Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, Pochettino encourages sharp, brave passing out from the back.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
However, the LaBrants know all too well that parenting isn't always as simple as passing out juice boxes to their five kids, sons Beckham, 2, and Zealand, 5, and daughters Sunday, 3, Posie, 7, and Everleigh, 13.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
In episode 3, footage shows Wilkins passing out and being wheeled away on a stretcher following Jackson's acquittal.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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.
—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
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
Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
However, the LaBrants know all too well that parenting isn't always as simple as passing out juice boxes to their five kids, sons Beckham, 2, and Zealand, 5, and daughters Sunday, 3, Posie, 7, and Everleigh, 13.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
In episode 3, footage shows Wilkins passing out and being wheeled away on a stretcher following Jackson's acquittal.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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.
—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
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
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
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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 12 Jun. 2026.
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