facedown

adverb

Definition of facedownnext
as in down

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Recent Examples of facedown Deputy Gourley quickly located the victim in the water floating face down and pulled her to shore. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 In one visit, a physician walked into the room with his phone face down on the counter already running in the background. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Amid the screams and chaos lay Manzo, face down and bleeding. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for facedown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
  1. down
  2. downward
  3. below
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  • Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of down
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  • Latest on cyclosporiasis in NYC In New York City, the cases continue to trend downward, although new patients are still being diagnosed weekly.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Scatter pasta shells evenly over sauce, facing domes downward.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of downward
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  • Liverpool, the Premier League’s most profitable club, have only marginally broken across the FSG era (below).
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • All figures in parentheses below are current estimates for those crop years in million bales.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
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facedown
faced up (to)
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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