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Recent Examples of facedown
Until a body is discovered, face down, off the side of the boardwalk.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
House Democratic leaders are slated to hold a press conference as their counterparts in the Senate face down a nail-biter vote on government funding.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, Ankalaev gets the chance to face down Pereira.
UFC 313 Fight Card Main Event Preview: Pereira Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
He was found face down in a pillow, the coroner said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
House Democratic leaders are slated to hold a press conference as their counterparts in the Senate face down a nail-biter vote on government funding.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, Ankalaev gets the chance to face down Pereira.
UFC 313 Fight Card Main Event Preview: Pereira Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
He was found face down in a pillow, the coroner said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Market have been volatile but the DJIA, S&P and Nasdaq are also down for now, but by less.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Its revenue dipped 1% last quarter compared to the same time period in 2024, and the company lowered its full-year net revenue guidance to $850 million to $900 million down from $950 million to $1 billion.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adverb
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Draw a line from those two stars downward (north) and one encounters Polaris.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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These showed that a chunk was missing from the bottom of Earth’s crust beneath the volcanoes: For some reason, the bottom of the crust became heavy and dripped downward from the top part, leaving a gap.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For more storage and seating space, check out additional deals on combination deck boxes at Wayfair below.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Review the sources used below for this article: Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
3 May 2025
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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