as in faint
a temporary state of unconsciousness
syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug
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Heat Syncope Fainting, or syncope, occurs when someone stands for too long or stands up suddenly after sitting or lying down.
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Shamani Salahuddin, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
The Mayo Clinic explains that vasovagal syncope causes a person's body to overreact to certain triggers, which in turn makes their heart rate or blood pressure drop suddenly.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, peripheral edema (swelling in feet, ankles, and other areas), fatigue, lightheadedness, and syncope (fainting), according to Vuppuluri.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The doctors determined the cause to be vasovagal syncope.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Shamani Salahuddin, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
The Mayo Clinic explains that vasovagal syncope causes a person's body to overreact to certain triggers, which in turn makes their heart rate or blood pressure drop suddenly.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, peripheral edema (swelling in feet, ankles, and other areas), fatigue, lightheadedness, and syncope (fainting), according to Vuppuluri.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The doctors determined the cause to be vasovagal syncope.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syncope
Noun
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And no one in these countries faints from such statements, does not remember the law and international law, humanity and human rights.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Then add in the fact that goalkeepers are under minute VAR scrutiny over moving off their line, while takers are allowed to get away all kinds of stops, starts and faints in their run up.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
15 Aug. 2024
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Lady Gaga is in a trance from Lucy Dacus covering one of her Mayhem songs.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Occasionally, Shackleton will enter a trance imagining certain climactic sequences, before cracking himself up and breaking his own spell.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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These are products viewers can trace across multiple episodes and trailers—turning a simple swim short into a must-have holiday item.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The America’s Triathlon Cup Miami took competitors on a draft-legal sprint-distance triathlon comprised of a 750-meter swim, a 20K bike and 5K run all within the speedway.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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His group previously organized a 24-hour economic blackout on February 28 targeting Amazon, Walmart and Target.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The big picture: Though the department is hurriedly calling some workers back, the episodes show how information blackouts are becoming a feature of the Trump administration's efforts to reorganize the health bureaucracy.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Syncope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syncope. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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