FACE UP TO Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

face up (to)

verb

Definition of face up (to)

as in to front

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Their group and one fronted by Nancy Walton Laurie and Bill Laurie were considered the frontrunners, according to multiple sources.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of front

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Except that a teen-age boy’s experience is not the same as a teen-age girl’s, and that’s the truth that Nidhi has to confront.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
As students prepare for a new school year across the US, families are confronted with a fraught national discussion around vaccines and questions about which they’re required to get in order to attend school.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of confront

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Fuller is nearly six months into the new position, created as Texas faces growing scrutiny over how school districts handle allegations involving teachers, coaches, and other school employees.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Geopolitical tensions are bringing critical dependencies and chokepoints into sharper focus, while Europe faces growing security threats on its doorstep.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of face

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Fans braved the heat to catch the quintet’s 3 pm performance.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
About 100 people braved 90-degree temperatures to honor the men who put their lives on the line and used a Native language — one the nation had once fought to suppress — to help win the war.

— Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of brave

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The cover-up’s plunging design featured a keyhole belly button cutout and a daring open back that dipped down to her butt, showing off the top of her chartreuse green thong bikini bottoms.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
From a classic approach to daring mixes, polka dots can work with anyone’s personal style.

— Ángela Belda, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026

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