1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood
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as in darkened
to grow dark
with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital
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as in fainted
to lose consciousness
blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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Recent Examples of blacked out
Long portions of the video are either blacked out or with the audio redacted.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman is fully clothed in all three photos, and her face is blacked out.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
But the decision to charge the teens as adults was followed by new disclosures about the case, including release of an arrest report that had previously been mostly blacked out.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The employee, whose name was blacked out, said some of his duties were fanning $100 bills on a table near Epstein’s bed, placing a gun between the mattresses in his bedroom and cleaning up after Epstein’s frequent massages with young girls, including disposing of used condoms.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of the reports on FBI interviews had entire pages blacked out, along with the name of the person who was being interviewed.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman is fully clothed in all three photos, and her face is blacked out.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
But the decision to charge the teens as adults was followed by new disclosures about the case, including release of an arrest report that had previously been mostly blacked out.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The entire page was blacked out.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The employee, whose name was blacked out, said some of his duties were fanning $100 bills on a table near Epstein’s bed, placing a gun between the mattresses in his bedroom and cleaning up after Epstein’s frequent massages with young girls, including disposing of used condoms.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of the reports on FBI interviews had entire pages blacked out, along with the name of the person who was being interviewed.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacked out
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Finally, in 1963, biochemist John Enders developed the first measles vaccine, a development which virtually eradicated the virus from the US population by the year 2000.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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To date, the only other human disease ever eradicated was the virus that caused smallpox.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The sky has darkened to a deep, clear blue, although that slow, slow sunset still burns orange on the horizon, and lamps are now glowing around the lagoon, as if set for a candlelit dinner.—
Rick Jordan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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But that fall, his mood darkened.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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His role also involved officially welcoming new signings, including when Eder Militao fainted at his presentation in July 2019.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The latest dip pushes bitcoin to its lowest level since late 2024 and extends a months-long downturn that’s erased nearly half its value since October.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The indoor pool in New London High School was closed in the early 2010s.—
Claire Benedict,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant closed in February 2024 in connection with a settlement ending litigation between the pair, who operated seven locations at one point.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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The group passed out pamphlets for the Iran Novin Party, a conservative political party that was established in 2023.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the past, the Legislature has abolished the city’s community police oversight board and tried to wrest control of its airport.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Under his proposal, the position of prime minister would be abolished and the duties of the role absorbed into the office of the president.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Blacked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacked%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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