as in to face
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
you must confront your fear in order to conquer it
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Recent Examples of confront
We are confronted by an administration that is contemptuous of the Bill of Rights and engaged in unlawful acts of violence against us.
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Chris Mattei, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
In another video, taken in Forest Lake, Minnesota, agents confront a man and ask for his citizenship status, with one holding up his phone and telling the man to remove his hood.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Gallon and his brother allegedly confronted Escobar at a nightclub on July 2, 1994, just 10 days after the own goal.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The two must reunite, confront their past, and truly see each other to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chris Mattei, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
In another video, taken in Forest Lake, Minnesota, agents confront a man and ask for his citizenship status, with one holding up his phone and telling the man to remove his hood.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Gallon and his brother allegedly confronted Escobar at a nightclub on July 2, 1994, just 10 days after the own goal.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The two must reunite, confront their past, and truly see each other to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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But the measure is expected to face major pushback in the Senate.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The secretary has faced pressure from Democrats and Republicans after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were shot dead during an immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confront. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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