as in to pass out
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The Sentimental Value actress remembered fainting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview with W, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
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When the man fainted, the event came to an abrupt halt.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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The steamy trailer, featuring a soundtrack by Charli xcx, has swooning fans and literature purists polarized.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Zonk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonk%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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