supine
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This was too much even for habitually supine Republican senators, who took their wrath out on Mr. Blanche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
That brings us to the supine response of Congress to Kennedy’s actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing supine
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