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Recent Examples of facedown
George Floyd, Charlie Kirk and 'cancel culture' One was a Black man who died face down on a Minneapolis street after a grocery store clerk accused him of passing a counterfeit $20 bill.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Chappell was found dead from a single gunshot wound, laying face down in a creek wearing only his underwear, on Dec. 19, 2011, according to The Newnan Times-Herald and local 11 Alive.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Sturgill falls to his knees and then face down as all three men appear to walk away, the end of the video shows.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
Keesler did not drop the weapon, prompting Olson to fire his handgun three times at Keesler, who fell face down on the floor, just in front of his father, with the knife still in his right hand, according to the DA’s office.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Chappell was found dead from a single gunshot wound, laying face down in a creek wearing only his underwear, on Dec. 19, 2011, according to The Newnan Times-Herald and local 11 Alive.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Sturgill falls to his knees and then face down as all three men appear to walk away, the end of the video shows.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
Keesler did not drop the weapon, prompting Olson to fire his handgun three times at Keesler, who fell face down on the floor, just in front of his father, with the knife still in his right hand, according to the DA’s office.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Cincinnati charged back from a 31-10 second-quarter deficit, down 44-38 with about 90 seconds left.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After an incompletion on third down, McCashland’s 25-yard field goal attempt was no good, hitting the right upright with 17 seconds remaining in the half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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After losses in four of their last five games, the trajectory of the Cleveland Browns are trending downward heading into a Week 10 game against the New York Jets.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nasdaq 100 futures were pointing downward, premarket, after the index lost 2% yesterday in a massive, global selloff of tech stocks.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Check out our favorites below to save up to 35 percent before the deals end.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sedona View Trail Starting at the top of Airport Mesa, the path angles downhill through a thin screen of junipers revealing stunning panoramas below.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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