BEARDS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

beards

verb

present tense third-person singular of beard

as in faces

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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The maximum sentence that Colin Gray faces is more than 280 years behind bars, his lawyers said in a court filing.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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Thor confronts Doom but the villain catches his magical hammer and throws it aside easily.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
The Hades sequence gets much of its emotional weight from Page, as Sinon confronts Odysseus with the lie that sent him to his death.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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