supine
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A more-surreal homage by Rivera from 1952 lies in leafy Chapultepec Park: a 100-foot-long tiled statue of Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain, lying supine in a pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Warming up, we stretched out on our mats in a supine position, staring up at the sky and breathing deeply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
They dashed over to the figure lying supine near an overturned birdbath.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Vocabulary lists containing supine
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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