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Recent Examples of facedown
Our testers’ hips dipped when sleeping face down, instead of maintaining alignment.
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Macy Alcido, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
This means that if the wheelchair user is trying to move forward along a surface that slopes to one side, for instance, the front wheels will automatically turn to face down that slope.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Lebanese army soldiers surrounded a Chevy Silverado where the body of an infant had been discovered, face down in the backseat, a day after the blast sent debris and body parts in a wide arc.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Back Shoulder Drill Katie Thompson Lie face down.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
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Macy Alcido, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
This means that if the wheelchair user is trying to move forward along a surface that slopes to one side, for instance, the front wheels will automatically turn to face down that slope.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Lebanese army soldiers surrounded a Chevy Silverado where the body of an infant had been discovered, face down in the backseat, a day after the blast sent debris and body parts in a wide arc.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Back Shoulder Drill Katie Thompson Lie face down.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Place cake on a serving plate, cut side down; discard parchment.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Bishop Pass 15 uses 650-fill-power down wrapped in a 20-denier water-resistant ripstop nylon shell.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Adverb
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Gas prices have been recently trending downward in the state as Thursday’s cost of gas was less expensive than a month ago, when people in Virginia paid $3.058 per gallon.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Curve downward and around to remove the breast in one large piece, then repeat on the other side.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, more of our coverage is linked below.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The new ride will send thrill-seekers down a three-story first drop, then propel them uphill through an identical side-by-side race course of enclosed and open tubes and 180-degree high-bank turns before hitting a final straightaway drop to the finish line pool below.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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