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Recent Examples of facedown
Their grandmother was just feet away, face down on the kitchen floor.
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
His hands on his knees and face down, as if the building’s cooling system was inside the hardwood.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The wide receiver was handcuffed and placed face down on a street by officers.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
His hands on his knees and face down, as if the building’s cooling system was inside the hardwood.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The wide receiver was handcuffed and placed face down on a street by officers.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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In that small venue, the motorcycle ridden by the lead character, a mysterious rocker named Chad, rose up and down from the orchestra pit.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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After the breakup, however, don’t expect your monthly expenses to go down by half.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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The 38% response has been trending downward unevenly, and in 2024, using a different methodology, 20% said the US stands above, while 55% said there were other countries that were also great.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In-ho, clearly taking no pleasure in the sight in the wake of recent events, darted his eyes downward and rolled back up his window, before his driver moved on….—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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After the last earnings report, which Sean will detail below, Wall Street woke up to the fact that there's no AI without connections between the chips and the hardware, the servers and the electrical equipment, the architecture and the energy.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Take a look at Miley Cyrus hitting the stage with Beyoncé below.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2025
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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