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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
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A little garden with a curving path, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, fronts the new entrance, like a dollhouse version of the whole estate.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Hudson Williams is fronting the latest Peloton ad.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Detective Wilson confronted him with a stack of those letters.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The moon’s alignment with Pluto encourages you to confront the elephant in the room.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Baldwin faced a similar charge, but the case against him unraveled spectacularly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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The findings arrive as the district faces projected deficits, recent layoff notices and continued scrutiny over spending priorities after tense labor negotiations that concluded earlier this week.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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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 York — A fragile ceasefire that’s mostly quieted the skies over the Middle East isn’t giving shippers the nerve to brave the narrow waterway that holds the key to 20% of the world’s oil supply.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The longer the strait remains more or less closed — not counting the handful of shadow fleet vessels and select others still braving the run — strategic storage reserves will become increasingly important.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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That heritage came with a distinctly Swiss mindset to stay humble, build practical solutions, and prove yourself locally before daring to look abroad.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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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 18 Apr. 2026.
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