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 Each organization tabling at Spooktacular Day will serve as a trick-or-treating station by passing out candy and information on community resources, Castro said. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Simba walks from the parking deck to the entrance of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and his owner guides him through security, passing out his trading cards to agents and travelers alike. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025 There were ambulances outside because multiple people were passing out. Chloe Xiang, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 The Lincoln Community Foundation has been a lifeline, passing out gift cards and shelter funds to make sure no one slips through the cracks. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 In one clip, the coach is passing out fliers on campus for a women’s soccer game. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 An environmental services worker in Sacramento, California died this week after passing out inside a tank at a Costco store, according to local fire officials. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Their steadiest success came from passing out of two-tight end personnel, thanks to play-action completions of 10, 22 and 10 yards. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Even Stewart took part in the marketing effort, passing out fliers to fellow parents at her 14-year-old daughter’s soccer matches. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing out
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  • Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On three days in January, multiple Upstate employees left the prison in ambulances, with symptoms such as fainting and vomiting, according to local media accounts.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The last thing Ameilia Boodoosingh Gopie remembers before blacking out on the delivery table is holding her daughter, Allana, for the first time.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Passing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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