PASSES OUT Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

passes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass out

as in faints

to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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Recent Examples of passes out Argentina were aggressive once Messi and Alvarez were bypassed, but quick passes out wide to Ndoye or into Embolo gave the Swiss a reliable route towards the penalty area. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Once the budget resolution passes out of committee, the committees that received instructions get to work. — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026 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 When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 In the sequel, Kate actually passes out. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026 The task force usually passes out kits that include fentanyl detection strips inside plastic sandwich bags, along with sterile water and little paper condiment cups, which are used to perform the test; illicit pills should be crushed first before testing. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026 When the rest of the group passes out drunk, Regis tends to Geralt’s lingering wound from the disastrous battle with Vilgefortz. — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025

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Briar Blush faints @worldofwonder SPOILER ALERT!

— 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

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The balls are coated in panko breadcrumbs, then fried until the golden shell just holds together, and collapses with the first bite.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Bishan Singh refuses to cross the border, lets out a cry, and collapses on the strip of land belonging to neither country.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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