face up (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
Verb
  • Photo : Red Sea Global An expansive outdoor deck front the private pool.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The track fronts what appears to be a forthcoming full-length, though Disturbed hasn’t shared much about the new era just yet.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This story is not just a story of Iranian women, but a story that is confronting ideas of body image.
    Xian Horn, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • When confronted by intruders, the resident caterpillars dialed up the signal rate by about four times.
    Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Chandler is 2-4 with the UFC, but outside his 2022 matchup against a fading Tony Ferguson, the 38-year-old has only faced the elite of the division.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Social media personality Tate, who along with his brother Tristan faces rape, human trafficking and tax evasion charges in Romania, the U.K. and the U.S. (and even more allegations as recent as March this year), is a pioneer of the manosphere.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors?
    Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Advertisement Cronin doesn’t feel like a marathoner who has breasted the tape so much as one in the middle of a race.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Verb
  • Reviewers report wearing them for everything from hiking through moving water to braving the daily conditions of a Chicago winter without any heel pain.
    Alexis Berger, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Republicans who braved the crowds at in-person town halls were overwhelmingly in safe red districts, with little risk of the viral confrontations directly affecting their reelection chances.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This was the puzzle: The Torch and the Treasure A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed... and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, Bryant is daring her clients to incorporate bright colors into the bones of their homes through tile and paint.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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