confronting

present participle of confront

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Recent Examples of confronting Bono also alluded to the current challenges confronting America. Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025 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 For people who don’t go to therapy or who aren’t kind of open to that kind of dialogue, that can be a really confronting and intense feeling. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025 And now, because of their refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, people are confronting premiums that will double, triple, or in some cases quadruple in amount. ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025 Now, for the first time, the school is confronting the risks of sourcing half of its operating budget from a single entity. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Akin to a host of hit college football docs, the doc will chart how players face off-field trials including juggling jobs, caring for siblings, food insecurity, cultural barriers, as well as confronting violence and poverty along their path to on-field success. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 But the playoff run that included his father being banned from games after confronting and taunting Giannis Antetokounmpo and the NBA Finals loss, as well as Haliburton’s Achilles injury during that Finals run, is captured well. Jason Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 In less than a week, Saint-Surin has gained more than 660,000 followers on TikTok, many of whom thanked her in the comments for confronting the offender. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronting
facing
Verb
  • Today, Long Island remains a blend of suburban life, coastal culture, and historic estates while also facing challenges of rising seas and housing affordability.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Phypers is facing criminal charges, including two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Confronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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