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
The hope for the Charge is that their lines will come in waves with speed and an in-your-face style that can knock the Frost off their game.
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 20 May 2025
What really changed for Bobrovsky was the Panthers went from a run-and-gun offensive team to an in-your-face defensive team under coach Paul Maurice.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
There are two radical, in-your-face EVs in the U.S.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
IndieWire has talked to people who loved or hated the film, with rarely any opinion in between and certainly never without a strong response of some kind from anyone — whether out of boredom or raptures over Aster’s in-your-face replay of our worst COVID-times memories.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 20 May 2025
What really changed for Bobrovsky was the Panthers went from a run-and-gun offensive team to an in-your-face defensive team under coach Paul Maurice.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
There are two radical, in-your-face EVs in the U.S.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
IndieWire has talked to people who loved or hated the film, with rarely any opinion in between and certainly never without a strong response of some kind from anyone — whether out of boredom or raptures over Aster’s in-your-face replay of our worst COVID-times memories.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-your-face
Adjective
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Addressing the Obvious Critiques Yes, 3–4% real growth is aggressive.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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After the aggressive animal showed no signs of leaving, the woman’s boyfriend fatally shot it, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The Counterfeit Opera arrives as part of Little Island’s commendably ambitious second season of summer programming.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The $8 billion asking price, related by people close to the process, struck a few bidders as ambitious.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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