as in facing
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 confronting
In a longer video the user shared to YouTube, a group of people can be seen confronting the guest at the bottom of the lift hill's stairs.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The deputy was seen on video struggling through makeshift barricades of mattresses and furniture before confronting Camacho, who was holding the boy in a chokehold with one hand while brandishing a knife in the other.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In communities of all kinds, voters in their 20s and 30s are confronting a financial reality of rising costs, mounting debt and minimal wage growth.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The hospitality industry is confronting a serious talent shortage.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Later that night, cameras caught Jimmy confronting Jey backstage, questioning his brother's focus just days before the championship match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Solving a problem as large as climate change requires confronting uncomfortable truths.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Battling ghosts means confronting death, and throughout Deliver Me from Nowhere, there are long shots of Springsteen staring at elderly men.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The deputy was seen on video struggling through makeshift barricades of mattresses and furniture before confronting Camacho, who was holding the boy in a chokehold with one hand while brandishing a knife in the other.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In communities of all kinds, voters in their 20s and 30s are confronting a financial reality of rising costs, mounting debt and minimal wage growth.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The hospitality industry is confronting a serious talent shortage.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Later that night, cameras caught Jimmy confronting Jey backstage, questioning his brother's focus just days before the championship match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Solving a problem as large as climate change requires confronting uncomfortable truths.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Battling ghosts means confronting death, and throughout Deliver Me from Nowhere, there are long shots of Springsteen staring at elderly men.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronting
facing
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China remains Japan’s largest trading partner and Takaichi inherited a country facing mounting economic woes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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People need a chief who can begin a chapter of outward-facing communication and ease those concerns, Graham said.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Confronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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