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
Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition to household savings, other benefits of community solar include resilience during blackouts or weather events, community wealth building, and local job creation, Cramer says.
—Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
For the Russia release, the producers received requests to black out a scene where Strong, as Cohn, participates in a gay orgy.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Nicaragua's become even more autocratic this year, and recent blackouts in Cuba illustrate how difficult living there is for many.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition to household savings, other benefits of community solar include resilience during blackouts or weather events, community wealth building, and local job creation, Cramer says.
—Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Hauser, whose role expands to ranch business and the bunkhouse, insists his scripts weren't blacked out.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
For the Russia release, the producers received requests to black out a scene where Strong, as Cohn, participates in a gay orgy.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in 1980, but stocks of the virus still exist in U.S. and Russian biocontainment facilities.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a symbolic gesture that deeply touched me, a heartening drama on a darkening stage: the wooden Nativity scene unveiled at the Vatican earlier this month, created by Palestinian artists from Dar al-Kalima University, in Bethlehem.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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Country Life Last Leaves As the flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up, one garden plant stays longer than all the rest: kale.Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recently, however, the film drew criticism over a scene featuring Brad Pitt fainting on the Las Vegas Grand Prix track during filming earlier this month.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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After fainting on the job with a low hemoglobin count in early January 2021, Lenna Ray, then 67, went to HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Florida, for care.Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Last night at a white elephant party, an In Waves vinyl record became the hottest commodity, which speaks to the album’s innate power to put experimental dance fans into a crowd-swaying trance.Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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Dior Sauvage cologne for men The Calabrian Bergamot scent of Dior Sauvage will send your senses into a trance.Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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This game won’t erase the lingering feelings in the Lions’ locker room about how that game unfolded.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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After leaving a voicemail for his childhood love, Nancy (Julianne Moore), on a drunken New Year's Eve, Jack (Alec Baldwin) is determined to erase the message at any cost.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Hungary has abolished income tax for mothers under the age of 30.Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Billionaire Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser who is leading an effort to curb bureaucracy, has called for abolishing the agency.Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Spreading rapidly due to strong winds, the South Fork Fire destroyed more than 1,000 structures.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, almost 20 American naval vessels and more than 300 airplanes were destroyed or damaged.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Blackout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackout. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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