supine
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Walker emphasized the position of her body when authorities found it, supine below the staircase with her right foot splayed on a lower stair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
The bodies appear to be laid supine, but most bones have dissolved because of the acidic soil.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
Once supine, I experienced the unique and briefly frightening sensation that my ears were traveling up very fast in an elevator while the rest of my body fell gently toward Earth.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
An unfinished marble sculpture, Andromeda, lies supine, as if waiting for the artist’s return.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
When his coughing spell was over and he saw his daughter stretched out supine on the moonlit ground, Dufarge put two and two together.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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