as in confronting
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade
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Recent Examples of braving
The intention was to keep you all engaged, to ensure the game always felt fresh, and to give you reasons to keep braving topside.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
When the center-field video board showed the announcement, loud boos rang out from the sparse crowd braving elements.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Skyline’s fame is well-earned, though, and worth braving the crowds.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
In Athens, History Shapes the Future After hovering for a millennium at the crossroads of past and present and braving a series of recent crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Back then, merchant vessels loaded with fuel, weapons, ammunition and food would set out from Loch Ewe on a journey over the north of Norway, braving German attacks and brutal conditions on their way to Murmansk and Archangelsk.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The longer the strait remains more or less closed — not counting the handful of shadow fleet vessels and select others still braving the run — strategic storage reserves will become increasingly important.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
And Lorenzen delivering this stink bomb made the 48,366 in attendance feel as dumb as rocks for braving the cold.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Sometimes, that means embracing your natural texture, avoiding heat damage, and braving the outside world!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
When the center-field video board showed the announcement, loud boos rang out from the sparse crowd braving elements.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Skyline’s fame is well-earned, though, and worth braving the crowds.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
In Athens, History Shapes the Future After hovering for a millennium at the crossroads of past and present and braving a series of recent crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Back then, merchant vessels loaded with fuel, weapons, ammunition and food would set out from Loch Ewe on a journey over the north of Norway, braving German attacks and brutal conditions on their way to Murmansk and Archangelsk.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The longer the strait remains more or less closed — not counting the handful of shadow fleet vessels and select others still braving the run — strategic storage reserves will become increasingly important.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
And Lorenzen delivering this stink bomb made the 48,366 in attendance feel as dumb as rocks for braving the cold.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Sometimes, that means embracing your natural texture, avoiding heat damage, and braving the outside world!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braving
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While still politically uncompromising and laced with cutting wit, All of a Sudden is a remarkably open-hearted work, confronting seemingly intractable systems with a simple belief in people.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Its second, which first aired in 2014, has Valerie confronting the dysfunction of her former workplaces.—
Caroline Framke,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Brown is still building up his pitch count with his transition from the bullpen to the rotation, requiring high efficiency facing Major League Baseball’s best offense to give them that many outs.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Kubiak has experience going against the group in practices last season, but facing his former boss in Mike MacDonald will be a tall task.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Braving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braving. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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