prostrated
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Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
After walking out, Thaksin placed a flower wreath and prostrated before a portrait of Thailand’s king and queen at the gate of the terminal.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
“The French justice system has prostrated itself before a writer,” said Mehana Mouhou, a lawyer involved in the suit against the author.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
At one point in the Mass, the archbishop prostrated himself, his face and hands touching the carpet in front of the altar.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
As I prostrated, the Mutawaf fended pilgrims off to keep me from being trampled.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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