variants
or faceplant
plural face-plants or faceplants
: a sudden face-first fall
tripped and did a face-plant
variants
or less commonly faceplant
face-planted also faceplanted; face-planting also faceplanting; face-plants also faceplants
: to fall suddenly and face-first : to do a face-plant
tripped and face-planted on the stage
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
With Williams calling for the Bears to convert their frustration from Sunday’s face-plant into motivation, Jarrett added his captain’s voice to the conversation.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Which brand will spend billions on a new model, only to face-plant?
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 20 Dec. 2025
But the competition, held at an Olympic venue, also broadcast frequent collisions and face-plants by the bots, many of which were controlled remotely by people.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2025
Elias cited injuries, underperformance and players pressing for the face-plant that followed last year’s 91-win season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
In her rush to intervene, Stacy trips on a wire and face-plants hard.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 May 2025
All will have successes, failures, face-plants and power plays, and all will do it on the biggest stages around.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The girl takes a tentative step forward, stumbles, and face-plants into the waves.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
With Williams calling for the Bears to convert their frustration from Sunday’s face-plant into motivation, Jarrett added his captain’s voice to the conversation.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Which brand will spend billions on a new model, only to face-plant?
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 20 Dec. 2025
But the competition, held at an Olympic venue, also broadcast frequent collisions and face-plants by the bots, many of which were controlled remotely by people.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2025
Elias cited injuries, underperformance and players pressing for the face-plant that followed last year’s 91-win season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
In her rush to intervene, Stacy trips on a wire and face-plants hard.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 May 2025
All will have successes, failures, face-plants and power plays, and all will do it on the biggest stages around.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Face-plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-plant. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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