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
Meanwhile, the influence of Saturn-Neptune retrograde pushes you to confront fears around intimacy, trust and joint ventures.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ming had responded to a request to help a person move items out of a home when a man, later identified as Shawn Harris, 38, allegedly confronted Ming and opened fire, striking him.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Friends and family confronted the group and asked them to leave, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
No one wants to return home from a long, busy day and be confronted with a cluttered entryway.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ming had responded to a request to help a person move items out of a home when a man, later identified as Shawn Harris, 38, allegedly confronted Ming and opened fire, striking him.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Friends and family confronted the group and asked them to leave, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
No one wants to return home from a long, busy day and be confronted with a cluttered entryway.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confront
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Even after she was exonerated in 2015, Knox still faced public scrutiny, despite the conviction of a man named Rudy Guede.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Students, parents, employees face a few first-day hiccups On Aug. 20, while most of the students at Ethel M. Taylor appeared to be in the right place, at least one landed there who should've been elsewhere.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confront. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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