prostrated
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Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
After walking out, Thaksin placed a flower wreath and prostrated before a portrait of Thailand’s king and queen at the gate of the terminal.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
In a dramatic gesture at the Vatican in 2019, Pope Francis prostrated himself and kissed the shoes of Mr. Kiir and Mr. Machar.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Earlier on Friday, Francis prostrated himself on the floor of an empty St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at a “Passion of the Lord” service.
From Reuters ● Apr. 2, 2021
And he explained in a tone of prostrated resignation: "I had to do it so that the animals would keep on breeding."
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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