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Recent Examples of facedown
Chloe has always been told that Adam got custody over Ethan after finding Nicky passed out drunk, face down in a swimming pool with baby Ethan nearly drowning beside her.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 29 May 2025
He was face down when athletic trainers rushed to tend to him.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Their grandmother was just feet away, face down on the kitchen floor.
—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
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 29 May 2025
He was face down when athletic trainers rushed to tend to him.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Their grandmother was just feet away, face down on the kitchen floor.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facedown
Adverb
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Consider traveling with a compact Starlink Mini, as satellite internet often remains operational even when other internet services are down.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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This was down from 17,972 in the prior financial year, and below a forecast 16,800-17,200.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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In the rising steam, watching the swirl of dust collect around her drain, funneling downward like sand in an hourglass, Lily stopped to think: There was a man in her house, a stranger!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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The Home Improvement Research Institute just revised downward its previous 5% growth estimate for the overall home improvement market from earlier this year to 3.4%.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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Join me in mimicking Hathaway’s warm-weather look by shopping for similar tees, skirts, and shoes from Amazon, Nordstrom, Quince, and more below.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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