as in faints
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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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
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There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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That collapses the distinction the GENIUS Act drafters wrote into the statute.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Health care collapses without us.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Keels (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keels%20%28over%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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