as in faints
to lose consciousness
I passed out from the flu
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Recent Examples of passes out
Danny passes out, but luckily doesn’t die.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Two bad passes out of 86 is a good day on the ball by any estimation, but the reality of this position in Chelsea’s system is that any time possession is lost carries grave risk.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Two bad passes out of 86 is a good day on the ball by any estimation, but the reality of this position in Chelsea’s system is that any time possession is lost carries grave risk.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes out
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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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On recovery, the fan collapses just as quickly, reducing drag.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Just moments later, the robot slips on a carpet and collapses to the ground, only to spring back upright in less than a second.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Passes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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