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syncopes

noun

plural of syncope
as in trances
a temporary state of unconsciousness syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug

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  1. trances
  2. blackouts
  3. faints
  4. swims
Noun
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of trances
Noun
  • Eliminating media territories and TV blackouts would be a home run for MLB fans across the country.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Gambia banned protests without permits following days of unrest over persistent electricity blackouts.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of blackouts
Noun
  • The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.
    — John Biggs, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Definition of faints
Noun
  • The brow gel is also waterproof and can last through ocean swims, sweaty workouts, and more.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The narrative is punctuated by prose-poems about the water conditions during her swims, which varied enormously from day to day and month to month, sometimes exquisite, sometimes terrifying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of swims
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“Syncopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syncopes. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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