face up (to)

verb

Definition of face up (to)next
as in to front

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
  1. front
  2. confront
  3. face
  4. breast
  5. brave
  6. dare
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  • Both courses, for example, feature several elevated island greens with some fronted by aesthetically pleasing wooden railroad ties that prove to be deadly to any golf ball that dares to make contact.
    Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The film, fronted by Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), is generating buzz for its cinematography.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of front
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  • Where to watch:Disney+, video on demand 6. 'Civil War' With his riveting cautionary tale, director Alex Garland takes our current political and cultural divide to a disturbing place and makes audiences confront what an actual modern civil war would look like.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In a poignant sequence in the first book, Tara is confronted, each morning, with having to explain to Thomas what has happened, and what will occur again.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of confront
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  • The country has faced a turbulent political history that saw authoritarian rule starting from its founding after gaining independence from Japanese colonialism all the way to the 1980s, according to Charles Kim, a professor of Korean studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Yet figures like Yass and particularly Elon Musk — who has duct-taped himself, and his entangled financial interests to Trump’s transition team and many of their personnel and policy decisions — face little scrutiny from the same critics who level conspiracy theories against Soros.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of face
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
Definition of breast
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  • And yes, Native American tribes use cold immersion for their purification ceremonies, while Nordic nations have been braving alternating cold baths and saunas.
    Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this week, the actress braved the New York City cold in a timelessly stylish and toasty essential: an oversized cardigan sweater.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of brave
Verb
  • What is a witch, if not a powerful woman who dares to defy the gravity of societal norms and expectations?
    Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The brutal crackdown extinguished the rebellion and also served as a warning to anyone else who dared challenge his authority.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dare
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