as in faced
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 confronted
Chicago officials, faced with pressure from the teachers union and community groups, have not confronted this challenge.
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Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the pair were soon confronted by an unidentified woman, who started to argue angrily with them.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
So many of these artists are confronted with daily pressures to make their lives seem great.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Moments later, a woman, also in Phillies apparel, confronted the man and appeared to shout at him.
—Alyssa Dzikowski, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In the same scroll, you can be confronted by images of life’s mundane ephemera and others of war and suffering.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ed and Lorraine are the beautiful, tragic saviors of a terrified family confronted with a deep evil, strengthened by the power of their love for each other.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead, the group was confronted by a security guard who fired at least one shot at some of them, prompting all the suspects to flee in the vehicles.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Violent mobs confronted the students on the first day of school, and initially, the Arkansas National Guard blocked them from entering the building under orders from segregationist Governor Orval Faubus.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the pair were soon confronted by an unidentified woman, who started to argue angrily with them.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
So many of these artists are confronted with daily pressures to make their lives seem great.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Moments later, a woman, also in Phillies apparel, confronted the man and appeared to shout at him.
—Alyssa Dzikowski, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In the same scroll, you can be confronted by images of life’s mundane ephemera and others of war and suffering.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ed and Lorraine are the beautiful, tragic saviors of a terrified family confronted with a deep evil, strengthened by the power of their love for each other.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead, the group was confronted by a security guard who fired at least one shot at some of them, prompting all the suspects to flee in the vehicles.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Violent mobs confronted the students on the first day of school, and initially, the Arkansas National Guard blocked them from entering the building under orders from segregationist Governor Orval Faubus.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronted
faced
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Tennessee faced a third-and-10 at their own 35-yard line, and the crowd at Empower Field was at a fever pitch.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Confronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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