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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Quality wellness retreats design accommodations for deep sleep, with blackout curtains, quality bedding and noise insulation as standard features.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
The woman later reported feeling disoriented, told him so and blacked out, according to the suit.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Kremlin’s internet blackouts, which have raised howls among ordinary Russians, are due in part to Putin’s security concerns and anti-drone measures.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Quality wellness retreats design accommodations for deep sleep, with blackout curtains, quality bedding and noise insulation as standard features.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Verb
As its name suggests, the sneaker is fully blacked out, including its upper, futuristic sole unit and all of its external branding.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
The woman later reported feeling disoriented, told him so and blacked out, according to the suit.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackout
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Other bedding plants for summer color in sunny sites include angelonia, blue daze, bush daisy, Joseph’s coat, melampodium, salvia, torenia and zinnias.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Those around me were in a daze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What’s worse, these wood-destroying insects can be hard to spot and are famously challenging to eradicate.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Teammates don’t want Rushing to eradicate his competitiveness.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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The other is darkened by fuel scarcity and rising prices that threaten a humanitarian crisis.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The shades were drawn and curtains closed in Jane’s room, and the door was opened only after the hallway was darkened.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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After the surgery Two days later, a nearly fainting NW showed up at Jackson North Medical Center with shortness of breath and heart palpitations.—
David J. Neal
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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People reportedly fainted, others walked out, and the intense reimagining became, in part, a measure of what its attendees could endure.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Pulling us into a trance-like state.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Lehmann considers the contested history of Anne Boleyn, the outlandish accusations against her, and the ways in which her image has been erased and changed over time.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The park is open from daylight to dusk for visitors and 24/7 for campers.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Its hours are from dawn to dusk every day of the year.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Vasovagal syncope is defined by the British National Health Service as a common type of fainting caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure and heart rate.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Too much laughter may cause laugh syncope, a rare condition characterized by a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone due to inadequate blood flow to the brain.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Blackout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackout. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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