as in to face
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
you must confront your fear in order to conquer it
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Recent Examples of confront
Luke and Moira confront June about going undercover into Gilead for this Mayday plan.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
As a tapestry mysteriously reflects their family’s history, the couple must confront their values.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Rather, what demons had he been forced to confront.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
This story is not just a story of Iranian women, but a story that is confronting ideas of body image.
—Xian Horn, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
As a tapestry mysteriously reflects their family’s history, the couple must confront their values.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Rather, what demons had he been forced to confront.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
This story is not just a story of Iranian women, but a story that is confronting ideas of body image.
—Xian Horn, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The agency has faced calls for years to pull other synthetic food dyes derived from petroleum like Red 40, which is largely absent from food in some other countries.—
Paula Cohen,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confront. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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