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Recent Examples of facedown
Outside the courtroom, Hermes lay face down on the tile floor in front of the elevators with his hands handcuffed behind his back.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
By Kate Sloan Lie face down on a mat with your legs extended and arms supporting your chest.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
Hughes was face down on the ground about four car lengths behind them.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
By Kate Sloan Lie face down on a mat with your legs extended and arms supporting your chest.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
Hughes was face down on the ground about four car lengths behind them.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Tennessee was down by 16 against Vanderbilt last time out, but forged a furious comeback behind Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Rear cargo space is not class leading, merely acceptable, with 435 liters and 1,410 liters with the rear seats down.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The 50-day moving average has turned downward and appears about to cross below the 200-day moving average, signaling the intensity of the weakness.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is because the water shoots downward from the rim, and also because the rim itself acts as a shield around the bowl to keep water from coming up out of the bowl.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Table of Contents Read through this story or tap on a topic below to jump right to it.—
Katie Hill,
Outdoor Life,
21 Feb. 2025
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The clip below shows an example of how this challenge was used to overturn a strike-out call.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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