as in faces
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 confronts
Your heart’s in the right place, but your approach needs work as the moon confronts Mars.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Laura confronts Cherry about Nicholas and swears to tell Daniel everything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
But things get a bit heavier in the second half of the clip as Maron confronts his disillusionment, both on a political and personal level.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
By turning plastic into poetry, the project not only gives voice to community expression but also confronts the urgent issue of waste.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Belly finally sees the person who stole her bag and confronts him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In body camera footage shown in the documentary, Isabella County Sheriff Mike Main confronts Kendra about her involvement at the Licari family home.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Isabel, after uncovering the truth, confronts Rafael Salazar (Álvaro Morte), telling him everything that happened.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Laura confronts Cherry about Nicholas and swears to tell Daniel everything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
But things get a bit heavier in the second half of the clip as Maron confronts his disillusionment, both on a political and personal level.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
By turning plastic into poetry, the project not only gives voice to community expression but also confronts the urgent issue of waste.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Belly finally sees the person who stole her bag and confronts him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In body camera footage shown in the documentary, Isabella County Sheriff Mike Main confronts Kendra about her involvement at the Licari family home.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Isabel, after uncovering the truth, confronts Rafael Salazar (Álvaro Morte), telling him everything that happened.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronts
faces
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Now, a grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) faces new and familiar frights after her equally goth daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), opens a portal to the Netherworld and reawakens everyone's favorite pinstriped ghost.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The massive compensation offer comes as Tesla faces one of its worst sales streaks, with its stock falling 16% this year, driven by rising competition, government cuts to EV subsidies, and Musk’s polarizing politics.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Confronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confronts. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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