as in trance
a temporary state of unconsciousness
syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug
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In some cases, if the blood pressure is too low, fainting (syncope) may occur.4 Fainting is a transient loss of consciousness caused by a decrease in oxygen and nutrients reaching the brain.
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Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
2 Aug. 2025
Redford, the host and producer of his weekly podcast, Vet Life, added heart disease and heart arrhythmias—where the heart beats too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm—can also cause syncope.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
About 40% of adults will experience vasovagal syncope in their lifetime.
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Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 June 2025
Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
2 Aug. 2025
Redford, the host and producer of his weekly podcast, Vet Life, added heart disease and heart arrhythmias—where the heart beats too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm—can also cause syncope.
—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
About 40% of adults will experience vasovagal syncope in their lifetime.
—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 June 2025
Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syncope
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Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where UFC ring girl Chrissy Blair put America in a trance to celebrate the big 2-5-0.
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Scary Movie included joking references to both the creepy Aunt Gladys character, as well as the famous scene of all the kids running off in the middle of the night — except the kids in Scary Movie are running from accidental weed candies at Halloween instead of a trance.
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Some of the stadium prices aren’t for the faint of heart, with a water alone almost costing $10 and a birria quesadilla almost $30.
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Pursuing FatFIRE is not for the faint of heart.
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Hospital staff lined up to sing and dance, celebrating their good fortune, as the pair looked on in a daze.
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Summer Satur-daze Summer Music Series.
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In 2009 Swift made a surprise visit to the KU campus to visit her bestie, then a freshman from Tennessee on the university’s swim team.
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Similarly, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen offers ocean-facing swim-up suites and one of Mexico’s largest outdoor water parks.
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“Syncope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syncope. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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