bearding

verb

present participle of beard
as in confronting
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den

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  1. confronting
  2. facing
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  • Matt Passmore, Emily Rose, Gabriel Nagy and Hudson Macready star in the film, which tells the true story of a family confronting addiction and loss while finding its way back to one another.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These kinds of tradeoffs will keep confronting tech leaders as long as that disparity persists.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of confronting
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  • Building this life is the gargantuan task facing people looking to fix the role of technology in their lives.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This is a kitchen table, existential economic issue that is facing Arizonans.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of facing
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“Bearding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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