as in collapses
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of faints
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.
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John Biggs,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.
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Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.
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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
Verb
Briar Blush faints @worldofwonder SPOILER ALERT!
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.
—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.
—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faints
Noun
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Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month old daughter, trying to stay positive.
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Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month-old daughter, trying to stay positive.
Verb
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
Noun
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An alligator swims in the shallow waters of Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2026.
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In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
Noun
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In recent years, carriage negotiations have led to temporary channel blackouts between Disney and services such as YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, highlighting the high stakes of content licensing deals.
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The Sports Broadcasting Act includes a rule allowing blackouts of local games, which still applies to out-of-market packages sold by the leagues.
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“Faints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faints. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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