as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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Recent Examples of in-your-face
Blaine’s approach to magic — quick, dirty, in-your-face — was revolutionary for its time.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The protest was cheered by some liberals but infuriated more centrist lawmakers wary that the in-your-face demonstration could alienate moderate Republicans and independents in their battleground districts.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
If anything, the Rainbow tracks illustrate the youthful grit with which Yes combined their virtuoso tendencies onstage with a certain in-your-face raggedness.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
As rain pours over a lake, the electric charge zigzags through the sky for an otherworldly brawl in a movie that consistently delivers in-your-face visual spectacle.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The protest was cheered by some liberals but infuriated more centrist lawmakers wary that the in-your-face demonstration could alienate moderate Republicans and independents in their battleground districts.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
If anything, the Rainbow tracks illustrate the youthful grit with which Yes combined their virtuoso tendencies onstage with a certain in-your-face raggedness.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
As rain pours over a lake, the electric charge zigzags through the sky for an otherworldly brawl in a movie that consistently delivers in-your-face visual spectacle.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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