as in confronting
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade
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Recent Examples of braving
Producing enough profits to justify that giant market cap would require Musk to set a journey of fast-expanding profitability and breakneck growth, and investors along for the ride would be braving a chamber of horrors.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The story set in Minnesota and shot in Finland, was a first for Thompson who totes a gun while braving a deep freeze.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Thousands of Filipinos massed in the capital on the main Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a historic highway known by its acronym EDSA, many either clad in white or wearing a white ribbon, and braving extreme heat and rain.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
McFadden was one of many braving the heat and humidity in a sea of red, white and blue.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Much like the United States, Western Australia has a mythic origin story of settlers braving harsh conditions to create a new, free land.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The story set in Minnesota and shot in Finland, was a first for Thompson who totes a gun while braving a deep freeze.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Thousands of Filipinos massed in the capital on the main Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a historic highway known by its acronym EDSA, many either clad in white or wearing a white ribbon, and braving extreme heat and rain.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
McFadden was one of many braving the heat and humidity in a sea of red, white and blue.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Much like the United States, Western Australia has a mythic origin story of settlers braving harsh conditions to create a new, free land.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braving
Verb
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Bono also alluded to the current challenges confronting America.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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In videos spread across social media, protesters are shown, some confronting law enforcement and recording the raid with their phones.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Snell was facing a rookie making his seventh big-league start.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, nearly three years later, could Meta be facing its own ChatGPT moment?—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Braving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braving. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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