face up (to)

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Verb
  • Just days after choosing Fever rookie Raven Johnson over generational superstar Caitlin Clark to front the promotional graphics for Sunday's matchup against the Seattle Storm, Indiana took the court and let the box score settle the discourse.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Hayek Pinault will front this year’s fundraiser alongside fellow Mexican Academy Award winners Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu, in what the Serpentine touts as a celebration of Mexican creativity and Latin America’s place in global culture.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • One day, the crew was filming a scene at one of Christie’s fashion shows, where the Velvet Gang confronts its nemesis.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Despite strong critical support, it was allotted limited showtimes and minimal exhibition backing — a situation its makers came to see as emblematic of wider structural failures confronting Indian indie cinema.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Many have infinity-edge hot tubs—and the hotel is in the process of installing those in every casita—and all face the Sea of Cortez.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Scotland is making its ninth World Cup appearance… Also, Haiti will play a pre-World Cup friendly against New Zealand at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale stadium on June 2 and Turkey, a USA group opponent, faces Venezuela there on June 6.
    Michelle Kaufman May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.
    Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
  • Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The intention was to keep you all engaged, to ensure the game always felt fresh, and to give you reasons to keep braving topside.
    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
Verb
  • But, more than just a fun commotion on a Tuesday night, Rex's daring getaway shows just how challenging owning a sulcata tortoise can be, even though the pet trade is so widespread that sulcata ownership featured as a punchline in a Saturday Night Live sketch.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Sasha picks up the smoking ruins and throws it into the foliage, clearing the road for any tires that dare to tread.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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