supine
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The Tesla board, which had changed somewhat since 2018 but was still supine toward Musk, also asked shareholders in effect to overturn McCormick’s ruling by voting on the pay package again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
The bodies appear to be laid supine, but most bones have dissolved because of the acidic soil.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
I’ve seen him rap supine on the sidewalk.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 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
The thud of Ignatius’ fall had attracted Miss Trixie from the ladies’ room; she came around the files and tripped on the mountain of supine flesh.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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