as in fainted
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passed out
Glasses of Ace of Spade Champagne were being passed out, and groups were being directed to floors based on the bracelets they were handed upon arrival — moon, sun, star and diamond.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
After an initial proposal that did not require a license or conditional use permit to establish the new shelters passed out of committee in July, it was sent back to committee to address some Republican council members' concerns.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Her husband had passed out in the bathroom and hit his head.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Another bill from Ta — this one ensures dependents of active duty military members stationed outside of California, but still maintain their residency in the state, are eligible for Cal Grants and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program — also passed out of the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Life-Threatening Blood Clots After earning second-team All-SEC honors as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2017, Smith passed out during conditioning drills the following year due to blood clots on both sides of his lungs.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Residents living in and near Metcalfe Park lined up as the Jewish Community Pantry and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin passed out produce, including carrots, tomatoes, kohlrabi, patty pan squash, peppers, and more.
—Angelica Edwards, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All three of us passed out at one point.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
King underwent hemodialysis and then passed out.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
After an initial proposal that did not require a license or conditional use permit to establish the new shelters passed out of committee in July, it was sent back to committee to address some Republican council members' concerns.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Her husband had passed out in the bathroom and hit his head.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Another bill from Ta — this one ensures dependents of active duty military members stationed outside of California, but still maintain their residency in the state, are eligible for Cal Grants and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program — also passed out of the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Life-Threatening Blood Clots After earning second-team All-SEC honors as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2017, Smith passed out during conditioning drills the following year due to blood clots on both sides of his lungs.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Residents living in and near Metcalfe Park lined up as the Jewish Community Pantry and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin passed out produce, including carrots, tomatoes, kohlrabi, patty pan squash, peppers, and more.
—Angelica Edwards, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All three of us passed out at one point.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
King underwent hemodialysis and then passed out.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed out
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Most had fainted on the job due to the heat or witnessed a co-worker who did.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of them, who was asthmatic, fainted.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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As usual, Florida’s offense looked stagnant and rarely gave the sophomore quarterback good options before his pocket collapsed.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The book is filled with lewd pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday, USA TODAY reported.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Passed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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