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
Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The likely consequence is either rolling blackouts or skyrocketing electricity costs.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Thankful for another year.. will speak more on the cause behind the black out another time.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This eventually led to disaster: the massive 2021 blackouts.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The likely consequence is either rolling blackouts or skyrocketing electricity costs.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
In July, a cybersecurity company accidentally introduced a single software bug that canceled or delayed tens of thousands of flights and trains, halted surgeries, and blacked out television broadcasts around the world.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Thankful for another year.. will speak more on the cause behind the black out another time.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackout
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Israel then vowed to eradicate Hamas and have since devastated the Palestinian territory.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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How The Decline In Cases Was Achieved The key to eradicating Guinea worm is providing access to clean water without the crustaceans.Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The point is to strip away contaminants (like pesticides or trace metals) as well as other compounds that make the oil prone to going rancid, give it a harsh taste or smell, or darken its color.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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Silver can also stimulate the production of the pigment melanin, causing darkening.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Another neighbor, also bloodied from a beating, fainted.Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 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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This move paralyzes them and causes the whale sharks to slip into a kind of trance.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yet there are drawbacks to being able to enter a trance.Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Fainting, known medically as syncope, is a common enough problem caused by diminished blood flow to the brain.Lisa Sanders, M.D., New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms: Fainting in short durations Dizziness light-headedness from standing too long or suddenly sitting up People experiencing heat syncope should sit in a cool place and slowly drink water, clear juice or a sports drink.Shamani Salahuddin, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
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That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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This year, however, will be a much more muted affair, as the Palisades and Eaton Fires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 25 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Blackout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackout. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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