as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness
even though you experienced only a brief blackout, you still ought to be checked by a doctor
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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood
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as in to darken
to grow dark
with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital
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as in to faint
to lose consciousness
blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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Recent Examples of blackout
Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The niece’s testimony was done under a media blackout based on a court order so her testimony was only heard by those physically in the courtroom.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Oddly, Long’s name was blacked out of that leaked partial copy of the complaint, but Pryor’s was not.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Noun
Although no solar storm took place on the day of the Spanish blackout, experts worry that the multitude of possible explanations behind such events could delay response times and exacerbate their impacts.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The niece’s testimony was done under a media blackout based on a court order so her testimony was only heard by those physically in the courtroom.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Verb
This list also details which events are blacked out in the US and internationally.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Oddly, Long’s name was blacked out of that leaked partial copy of the complaint, but Pryor’s was not.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackout
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Princess Eugenie is also the founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective, which endeavors to eradicate modern slavery, and helped establish Key to Freedom, a social enterprise initiative facilitating a route to market for products made by survivors of trafficking at Women’s Interlink Foundation.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Yeast overgrowth can often be eradicated with one dose of an oral tablet called fluconazole (Diflucan).—
Cheyenne Buckingham,
SELF,
13 May 2025
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Taking stock of the darkening afternoon sky from the rooftop of Netflix HQ in the Flatiron District, the actress was optimistic that the weather might delay her flight and give her extra time to unwind in the city.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 goes well beyond just the darkening reality in America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Though there can be some signs of Brugada syndrome, such as fainting or passing out, the condition is often not discovered until cardiac arrest occurs.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Per the New York Post, at least one model fainted from the heat during the show, while others stumbled and tripped due to shoes that fell apart on the runway.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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And the soundtrack, which includes tracks from H.E.R, Nipsey Hussle and Victoria Monét, will have your ears in a love trance too.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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By placing both Washington and the camera filming him in close-up on a moving dolly outside the ballroom, Lee created the impression that Malcolm was floating through space, in a trance of stoic anticipation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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So, this should lower those percentage gaps in time, if not erase them.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The voices and contributions of women and people of color were overlooked and erased through much of America’s military history.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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In severe cases, a loss of consciousness (syncope) may occur.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Currently 20 states have passed laws that would abolish clock changes if they are given permission to do so by the federal government.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike at the full-time whistle as the team abolished the reputation for not finishing big matches.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea from a group of Native American activists and supporters to block a copper mining company from destroying an Apache religious site.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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“Blackout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackout. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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