face up (to)

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Verb
  • Claudia Schiffer fronted the inaugural Chloé à la Plage campaign last year.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • But professional traction is evident, whether in the looming European tour or more purely via the devotion and blend of punters fronting up to lose themselves in Mercy Girl.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • One day, the crew was filming a scene at one of Christie’s fashion shows, where the Velvet Gang confronts its nemesis.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Despite strong critical support, it was allotted limited showtimes and minimal exhibition backing — a situation its makers came to see as emblematic of wider structural failures confronting Indian indie cinema.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Many have infinity-edge hot tubs—and the hotel is in the process of installing those in every casita—and all face the Sea of Cortez.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Scotland is making its ninth World Cup appearance… Also, Haiti will play a pre-World Cup friendly against New Zealand at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale stadium on June 2 and Turkey, a USA group opponent, faces Venezuela there on June 6.
    Michelle Kaufman May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.
    Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The intention was to keep you all engaged, to ensure the game always felt fresh, and to give you reasons to keep braving topside.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • When the center-field video board showed the announcement, loud boos rang out from the sparse crowd braving elements.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Until the shooting becomes a credible threat, defenses are going to pack the paint and dare him to beat them from the outside.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • If one dared to purchase such disposable fare, there was no way to consume the offensive food with dignity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 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 19 May. 2026.

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