KEELED (OVER) Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

keeled (over)

verb

past tense of keel (over)

as in fainted

to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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The Great American State Fair was postponed Saturday after multiple people reportedly fainted the day before, forcing thousands of visitors to pivot during celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
In July 2023, Kelly fainted while out for dinner with friends in Los Angeles and was taken to the hospital, where doctors found blood clots around her lungs and legs.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Definition of fainted

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Kulbis, the only coach in the training room, did not call for help until Dickey passed out, per prosecutors.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Dickey, who had been recruited to play lineman positions at the university, started struggling and passed out, according to the attorney general's office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of passed out

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Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of blacked out

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