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
Enoch confronts the celestial hosts, all wearing capes of swastika red under an oppressive horizon of jutting lightning and glaring orange mountains.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Insecurities arise when the Gemini moon confronts Saturn.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the police department’s most outspoken critics, Reedy, often confronts LAPD and city officials face to face in public forums.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Bond tracks them down and confronts Safin, while Nomi (Lashana Lynch), Bond's replacement and the new 007, kills Obruchev and gets Madeleine and Mathilde to safety.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The production confronts expectations of male dancers while also illuminating their vulnerability, strength and identity through classical and contemporary movement.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In this interview with Interesting Engineering (IE), Natarajan reflects on his career and what comes next as the industry confronts limits that are no longer theoretical.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The project marks a deeply personal undertaking for writer-producer Kate Radcliffe, who drew from her own experience of losing her son Dexter to craft a story that confronts a topic rarely addressed on screen.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Insecurities arise when the Gemini moon confronts Saturn.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the police department’s most outspoken critics, Reedy, often confronts LAPD and city officials face to face in public forums.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Bond tracks them down and confronts Safin, while Nomi (Lashana Lynch), Bond's replacement and the new 007, kills Obruchev and gets Madeleine and Mathilde to safety.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The production confronts expectations of male dancers while also illuminating their vulnerability, strength and identity through classical and contemporary movement.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In this interview with Interesting Engineering (IE), Natarajan reflects on his career and what comes next as the industry confronts limits that are no longer theoretical.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The project marks a deeply personal undertaking for writer-producer Kate Radcliffe, who drew from her own experience of losing her son Dexter to craft a story that confronts a topic rarely addressed on screen.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confronts
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The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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As is customary when any White House official faces heat, discussion of potential replacements has been rampant.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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