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
Omar is the second House Democrat to be physically confronted in recent days.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Whenever Karla would be confronted with the horrifying truth of her father’s abuse, the film dipped into ethereal, almost surrealist flashback sequences of the young girl in nature.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
When Mayo’s first season ended with a 4–13 record, Kraft confronted reality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
It will eventually be donated to a Holocaust museum, where future generations can be confronted with documentary proof of the Nazi genocide and learn the horrible, but important, truth of what happened.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
During her season, Banks confronted Evans about not getting a gap in her teeth closed during a visit to the dentist.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The brothers had stopped at a store outside the club and were walking to their car parked near Van Cortlandt Park for the return trip home when they were confronted by the gunman, their mother said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the years before my grandmother’s passing, my mother confronted her mother about the past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
His father turned him in after the teenager allegedly confessed to the crime when confronted over the burns.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Whenever Karla would be confronted with the horrifying truth of her father’s abuse, the film dipped into ethereal, almost surrealist flashback sequences of the young girl in nature.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
When Mayo’s first season ended with a 4–13 record, Kraft confronted reality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
It will eventually be donated to a Holocaust museum, where future generations can be confronted with documentary proof of the Nazi genocide and learn the horrible, but important, truth of what happened.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
During her season, Banks confronted Evans about not getting a gap in her teeth closed during a visit to the dentist.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The brothers had stopped at a store outside the club and were walking to their car parked near Van Cortlandt Park for the return trip home when they were confronted by the gunman, their mother said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the years before my grandmother’s passing, my mother confronted her mother about the past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
His father turned him in after the teenager allegedly confessed to the crime when confronted over the burns.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronted
faced
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Even for top-class wine producers like PFV members have faced the challenge.—
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Gipson and Lorenz initially faced local charges stemming from their arrests and were arraigned in Sacramento Superior Court.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Confronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronted. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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