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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
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The model, who fronts the Mother’s Day campaign, opted for loungewear coords.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Hulu released the official trailer for season two of the Nicole Kidman fronted series Nine Perfect Strangers.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The difference lies in how the screenplay probes the existential struggles warring inside its characters and confronts their pasts.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Along the way, each antihero is forced to confront the most unpleasant corners of their mind, and Russell, as an accomplished former hockey player, was eager to disprove anyone who wrote Thunderbolts* off as just another superhero team-up.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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During the 1960s and 1970s, groundwater was pumped from the industrial area of Marghera, on the mainland facing into the lagoon.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The broadcaster has also faced challenges editing Edwards out of popular programmes like Doctor Who, and many live events broadcast by the BBC over the past 20 years.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors?—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2024
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In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, goes fishing at night, and works on the nearby farm to help his mother feed the family.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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The Star braved the gloomy weather conditions for the first edition of On the Budget, a new series in which reporter Joseph Hernandez checks out activities and restaurants around Kansas City and sees what fun can be had on a $25 budget.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2025
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In an era of performative politics and moral ambiguity, Francis dared to speak clearly—and compassionately—about injustice, war, poverty, and dignity.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Their fashion wasn’t asking for permission, rather running to the edge of social convention and daring the rest of the world to keep up.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
1 May 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 11 May. 2025.
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