1
as in bordering
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean
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as in confronting
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye
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3
as in clothing
to cover with something that protects
we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding
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as in encountering
to enter into contest or conflict with
the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs
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Recent Examples of facing
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The high surf will batter the north-facing shorelines, as well as west Maui and some parts of eastern Oahu.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scheffler was in the thick collar of rough to the right of the par-3 17th, facing a chip over a ridge and down toward the hole.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Noun
While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The high surf will batter the north-facing shorelines, as well as west Maui and some parts of eastern Oahu.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Eye contact and facing forward build trust.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scheffler was in the thick collar of rough to the right of the par-3 17th, facing a chip over a ridge and down toward the hole.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facing
Noun
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Staal made it 2-0 a minute and change later by winning a big boy net-front battle with Josh Anderson to pound in his second of the playoffs and continue his line’s dominance over the Canadiens.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But to play in front of your home country, Dempsey is now praying that the team gets off to a hot start against Paraguay to kick off their Group D play on June 12 in Los Angeles.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Hyde Park, where Muhammad was born, is the South Side neighborhood bordering the Obama Presidential Center opening this summer, another chance to introduce Mahari to a global audience.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Under the 1979 treaty, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula bordering southern Israel was largely demilitarized.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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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.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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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
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This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Seaweed and Closures Limit Beach Options Beachgoers across the region are encountering large amounts of sargassum seaweed washing ashore.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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In one video, a battalion commander describes an assault that stalled after encountering a heavily fortified barrier.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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First baseman Rafael Devers reached base three times with two hits and a walk, driving in a run in the top of the ninth with his first triple since July 28, 2024.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The building will have a contemporary design oriented toward Mission Avenue, with 5,240 square feet of ground floor commercial space fronting Mission and the corner of Nevada Street and Mission Avenue.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Devon Toews got caught in between as Eichel stormed down the ice, trying not to cede ground while fronting Eichel in a 3-on-2 break.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facing. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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