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Recent Examples of faced off
The Main Event Three teams — Team Fresh, Reality Royalty, and The Menaces — faced off in basketball, soccer penalty kicks, and a high-intensity dodgeball finale inside the famed league arena known for celebrity basketball showdowns.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced off in the 2025 Super Bowl.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rehmet, Wambsganss and former Southlake Mayor John Huffman, a Republican seen as the more moderate GOP pick, faced off in a three-way election.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Iowa State and Arkansas State faced off twice with Raynor at the helm.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
With Monday marking the first time that the Heat and Cavaliers have faced off this season, last season’s lopsided first-round playoff series between the two teams was a popular topic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Hailey, a 24-year-old demonstrator in an inflatable frog suit, told CNN that she was inspired by demonstrators in Portland, who have faced off against federal law enforcement for weeks.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
One of the best prime-time games in NFL history came when Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff, albeit playing for a different team, faced off in 2018.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers faced off in the World Series last year.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced off in the 2025 Super Bowl.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rehmet, Wambsganss and former Southlake Mayor John Huffman, a Republican seen as the more moderate GOP pick, faced off in a three-way election.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Iowa State and Arkansas State faced off twice with Raynor at the helm.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
With Monday marking the first time that the Heat and Cavaliers have faced off this season, last season’s lopsided first-round playoff series between the two teams was a popular topic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Hailey, a 24-year-old demonstrator in an inflatable frog suit, told CNN that she was inspired by demonstrators in Portland, who have faced off against federal law enforcement for weeks.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
One of the best prime-time games in NFL history came when Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff, albeit playing for a different team, faced off in 2018.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers faced off in the World Series last year.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faced off
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Women have never competed in Nordic combined at the Olympics.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Hayden, meanwhile, has competed well throughout her rookie season.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Noting that the advocates are not seeking to end irrigated agriculture, McManus contended that recent salmon rebounds followed wetter years with more water in rivers, not habitat projects.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Warsh has contended that the massive bond-buying, which was intended to lower longer-term interest rates and boost the economy, enabled Congress to ramp up spending without concern for higher borrowing costs.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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