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View definitions for prone

prone

adjective as in lying down

adjective as in liable, likely

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They suggested these seeds could serve as an analogue in the study of geological flow, particularly in a region prone to landslides and avalanches.

Typically, fires make an area less prone to another fire soon after, since they burn up much of the most flammable fuels, which can take many years to grow back.

City officials expressed fear that Trump, a mercurial leader prone to grudges, would retaliate against California and Los Angeles because of its Democratic leadership.

California is a state that is prone to wildfires.

From BBC

From a different angle of the night, a video shows two injured people lying prone on the ground, one bloodied around the head.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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