Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faced up (to)
Verb
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Omar is the second House Democrat to be physically confronted in recent days.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Whenever Karla would be confronted with the horrifying truth of her father’s abuse, the film dipped into ethereal, almost surrealist flashback sequences of the young girl in nature.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The company has been pushing more into content of late, having struck a deal with Netflix to host a daily World Cup show next year fronted by Lineker and having tied with Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse on a TV version of The Rest is History.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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The spa The Raffles Spa was still a work in progress during pre-opening, but it's destined to be the region’s first Medi-Spa destination fronted by one of Europe’s most-renowned clinics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Among the big names were Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, both of whom appeared to visit Epstein’s island before the financier faced federal charges in 2019.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under his plea agreement, Pagan faced a potential prison term of 10 to 16 months according to federal sentencing guidelines.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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A couple of decades’ worth of pressure later, the Supreme Court’s Heller decision affirmed a much broader right to gun ownership than the previous generation’s NRA would have dared thought achievable.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Feb. 2026
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The start of the downfall of the Daniel arap Moi dictatorship belongs, among others, to a small group of courageous Kenyan lawyers who at great risk dared to challenge these government abuses in court.—
Binaifer Nowrojee,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Donna, 73, meanwhile, braved the chilly weather in a long gray puffer jacket, keeping her hands warm with a pair of black gloves.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Malek Sayegh and his wife braved the freezing cold after returning from their honeymoon in Costa Rica on Saturday.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Faced up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faced%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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