as in faced
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 confronted
Both tournaments brought disappointment and his reign as coach ended after being confronted at the team’s hotel in Abidjan by angry supporters.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Video of the incident shows Backs being confronted and falling backward.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Previous anniversaries of America’s birth have confronted the same challenges.
—Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Some days later a Bavarian comic was confronted by passersby on that same spot while trying to hoist the Stars and Stripes up a flagpole in a stunt for German television.
—Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
While attending CinemaCon to promote her film Don't Worry Darling, Wilde was confronted in the middle of her speech.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The visitor was later confronted by firefighters stationed at the attraction and escorted from the site, the agency reported.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
When confronted with an enormous labor strike this January in California and Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente spent an additional $1 billion to buck union demands and operate its facilities with temporary workers, a spokesperson said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Nuremberg is where Adolf Hitler’s rallies fueled the Third Reich and where a postwar tribunal later confronted Nazi leaders over wartime atrocities.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Video of the incident shows Backs being confronted and falling backward.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Previous anniversaries of America’s birth have confronted the same challenges.
—Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Some days later a Bavarian comic was confronted by passersby on that same spot while trying to hoist the Stars and Stripes up a flagpole in a stunt for German television.
—Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
While attending CinemaCon to promote her film Don't Worry Darling, Wilde was confronted in the middle of her speech.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The visitor was later confronted by firefighters stationed at the attraction and escorted from the site, the agency reported.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
When confronted with an enormous labor strike this January in California and Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente spent an additional $1 billion to buck union demands and operate its facilities with temporary workers, a spokesperson said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Nuremberg is where Adolf Hitler’s rallies fueled the Third Reich and where a postwar tribunal later confronted Nazi leaders over wartime atrocities.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronted
faced
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Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer and longtime civil rights advocate, said generations of Black farmers have faced barriers accessing government loans and agricultural assistance programs.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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During the 2024 school board elections, 27 of 47 prospective candidates faced objections, many of them from CTU, and more than a dozen were ultimately knocked off the ballot.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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“Confronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronted. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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