facedown

Definition of facedownnext

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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
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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