as in facing
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 confronting
In Takedown, Hansen returns to the familiar interview format of To Catch a Predator, confronting and interviewing would-be predators for his own streaming network, TruBlu.
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Magazine publisher Condé Nast settled a labor dispute with three employees who were fired last year after confronting the company’s human resources chief, paying $400,000 to the group and reinstating their jobs, according to a statement from the NewsGuild of New York.
—Liam Scott, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
The messaging may matter more than the money behind it given the economic realties confronting younger voters, said Carl Luna, a visiting political science professor at the University of San Diego.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Alicia begins her desperate search for her adolescent son in a wild, unknown territory, confronting her own guilt and fears.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 May 2026
The Regulatory Response Is Coming Washington State's legal community isn't alone in confronting this.
—Gloria Domingos, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But sitting across from series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II at a conference room inside IndieWire’s Los Angeles office, the Emmy winner becomes most animated when confronting the idea that his characters’ superpowers are the true thing holding Williams back.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
The goal is to act as teammates rather than adversaries — for parents and teens to face the technology together, rather than confronting each other.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This is ultimately a love story about the challenges of expressing vulnerability after loss, and the possibility of moving forward by confronting the past.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Magazine publisher Condé Nast settled a labor dispute with three employees who were fired last year after confronting the company’s human resources chief, paying $400,000 to the group and reinstating their jobs, according to a statement from the NewsGuild of New York.
—Liam Scott, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
The messaging may matter more than the money behind it given the economic realties confronting younger voters, said Carl Luna, a visiting political science professor at the University of San Diego.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Alicia begins her desperate search for her adolescent son in a wild, unknown territory, confronting her own guilt and fears.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 May 2026
The Regulatory Response Is Coming Washington State's legal community isn't alone in confronting this.
—Gloria Domingos, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But sitting across from series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II at a conference room inside IndieWire’s Los Angeles office, the Emmy winner becomes most animated when confronting the idea that his characters’ superpowers are the true thing holding Williams back.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
The goal is to act as teammates rather than adversaries — for parents and teens to face the technology together, rather than confronting each other.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This is ultimately a love story about the challenges of expressing vulnerability after loss, and the possibility of moving forward by confronting the past.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronting
facing
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Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen residing in Switzerland, was arrested yesterday and is facing charges of commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and other counts for allegedly placing bets on search trends based on internal Google data that tracked user searches.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The five are facing charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, promoting prostitution and money laundering.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Confronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronting. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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