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as in to front
to stand or sit with the face or front toward the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean

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as in to encounter
to enter into contest or conflict with the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs

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noun

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as in looks
the front part of the head the criminal hid his face from the news cameras as he slumped into the patrol car

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as in front
a forward part or surface the face of the store building has been altered many times over the years to meet changing tastes and needs

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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli

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as in exterior
an outer part or layer a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite

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as in look
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling a rainy day is no excuse for just moping around with a long face, so let's do something

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Recent Examples of face
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Since Levy’s departure, the Lewis family have faced questions about their intentions for the club. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Sit facing forward and grab the bar far toward the ends so your grip is wide. Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face. ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025 While Chaeyeon remained an active face in the K-entertainment scene on music and variety shows post-IZ*ONE, the star made her debut as a soloist in late 2022 with the EP, Hush Rush. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for face
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  • The city would create a path for cyclists and pedestrians at Dog Beach that would be fronted by elevated sand dunes that could provide flood protection to the immediate area and the rest of the neighborhood.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This week's trip to Miami will be telling against a talented Dolphins front seven.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Jurors at the trial in Fort Pierce, Florida, heard from the Secret Service agent who confronted an armed Routh on the golf course before Routh fled, and a witness who identified Routh to police.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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  • Jessica Purcell, assistant professor in the department of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, has encountered Iberian harvester ants while studying other ant species in Italy.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Once released, many encounter stigma from employers, landlords, and even their communities, which fosters rejection and shame.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • For all its outré looks, Area has had its over-the-top runway styles translate into highly covetable denim styles and slinky miniskirts and jackets covered in signature rhinestones and pearls.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Pittman noted the Rebels didn’t run their offense at their standard lightning pace for much of the game and did a lot of looks to the sidelines for late play adjustments.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • When Simone decides to grasp Kiki’s life for herself by starting an affair with Peter, though, Michaela’s beatific facade slips.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Today, its Portland stone façade and arched windows still speak to that Victorian grandeur, but inside the story has shifted.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • In an alarming sight for an already-banged-up inside linebacker room, Greenlaw pulled up with a grimace after covering J.K. Dobbins on an LB-RB one-on-one pass-coverage drill.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
  • In one image, Scales, who had won a Military Cross for his bravery at the front, wears a crooked grimace that suggests recent anguish.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
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  • Under those sturdy leather exteriors, a Gore-tex liner keeps you high and dry, preventing water from entering while shedding unwanted moisture.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sailing yacht designer Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design is responsible for the exterior.
    Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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