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Recent Examples of facedown
Greenson breaks into Monroe's bedroom and finds the 36-year-old movie star lying naked, lifeless, face down on her bed, still clutching the telephone receiver.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Tyler also kept the greatest going-into-commercial-break freeze of the night, lying face down on the ground with smoke seeping off his back after a makeshift explosion as a giggling Kendrick Lamar looked on in excitement.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
According to Maggi, shortly after police arrived, Ly refused to follow their orders and lay face down in the street.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Here's how to do it: Lie face down on your stomach with your legs straight, toes pointed, and arms extended overhead.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 23 Jan. 2026
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Tyler also kept the greatest going-into-commercial-break freeze of the night, lying face down on the ground with smoke seeping off his back after a makeshift explosion as a giggling Kendrick Lamar looked on in excitement.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
According to Maggi, shortly after police arrived, Ly refused to follow their orders and lay face down in the street.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Here's how to do it: Lie face down on your stomach with your legs straight, toes pointed, and arms extended overhead.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Up and down, way up and way down, gains and losses--all depending on what the president said in the last hour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Every trip down and back left his lungs howling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That, in turn, helped drive mortgage rates downward, so much so that buyers here were able to find rates in the low 5% range in recent weeks.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Higher yields crank up the pressure on other investments, pushing downward on their prices.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Discover our edit below, and get your Vogue Vintage Market tickets by registering in the Vogue app to shop the event in-person on Saturday, March 28.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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The sparkling Colorado River now laps at the Glen Canyon walls about 180 feet below, completely invisible from a dock that once floated atop the water.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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