facedown

adverb

Definition of facedownnext
as in down

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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
  1. down
  2. downward
  3. below
Adverb
  • Sacramento’s immigration court now has three judges, down from seven in September 2025.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers say their root systems, which can reach several feet down, can access water deeper in the ground.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of down
Adverb
  • The matching fabric shade is designed to diffuse some of the light and direct it downward for a softer, more ambient effect.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Symptoms can include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red/watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a rash that begins on the face at the hairline and moves downward on the body.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of downward
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  • Children aged 4 and below have the highest case-fatality rate of any age group in the outbreak at 60%, according to available health data.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Seeing an astronaut like Adenot clinging to the space station with the clouds and blue oceans of Earth below puts things into perspective.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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faced off
facedown
faced up (to)
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“Facedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facedown. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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