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View synonyms for face down

face down

verb

  1. to confront and force (someone or something) to back down
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The image of his lifeless body lying face down in a gym kit marked the end of a life synonymous with Ukrainian corruption and Russian influence.

From BBC

Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.

“Maybe she really will grow up and be a scientist who invents free and perpetual energy, but even if she doesn't I'm going to do my best to raise her as someone who always does the right thing, even when it's hard, and I think that's the kind of person the world needs to face down the climate crisis.”

From Salon

And so the thing we have to understand is that if we're not willing to be bold, if we're not willing to face down a lot of the ways that corporations have left us failing to solve real problems because they're interested in funding campaigns to keep us silent, if we're not willing to do that, it creates a trust gap and then you have charlatans who step in.

From Salon

A video of the early-morning, post-crash scene, obtained by TMZ, showed Arenas lying face down in the street in a few inches of water while the broken hydrant sprayed water into the air.

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