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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
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The main entrance will be on the north end of the stadium fronting a retail plaza that serves as the gateway to The 78.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025 -
Fortunately, the four-wheel drive hot hatch market is fronted by the Volkswagen Golf R, Mercedes-Benz AMG A45 S, and Toyota GR Yaris, and more manufacturers are releasing electrified alternatives.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In late 1996, Cochran finally got a chance to confront Butler.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The wild-haired protagonist finally confronts the trauma of losing his brother Mikey to suicide (Jon Bernthal, back for a cameo early on), and the emotional abuse and alcoholism of his mother (Jamie Lee Curtis, also back).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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He was punished for minor policy violations, like not attending work meetings, which Obeng claims his colleagues did not face, the lawsuit reads.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Advertisement In particular, support for neighboring Ukraine and its European aspirations will face new hurdles.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
21 June 2025
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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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New Yorkers are braving the heat to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary election, which is set to be a nail-biter between Democratic Socialist state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
24 June 2025
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McCreight, 37, joined about 200 others who braved the Saturday afternoon heat to protest the court’s decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Yet regardless of the opposition to U.S. intervention in Iran from the isolationists and progressives — who wouldn’t dare claim Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful — was President Donald Trump overstepping his legal boundaries?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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And a United States senator literally wrestled to the ground for daring to ask basic questions.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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