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                    as in fronts
                                                
              
          
                                                      to stand or sit with the face or front toward                                       
              
                             the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in confronts
                                                
              
          
                                                      to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage                                       
              
                             movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in clothes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cover with something that protects                                       
              
                             we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in encounters
                                                
              
          
                                                      to enter into contest or conflict with                                       
              
                             the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in looks
                                                
              
          
                                                      the front part of the head                                       
              
                             the criminal hid his face from the news cameras as he slumped into the patrol car                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in facades
                                                
              
          
                                                      a forward part or surface                                       
              
                             the face of the store building has been altered many times over the years to meet changing tastes and needs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in grimaces
                                                
              
          
                                                      a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval                                       
              
                             it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in surfaces
                                                
              
          
                                                      an outer part or layer                                       
              
                             a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in expressions
                                                
              
          
                                                      facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling                                       
              
                             a rainy day is no excuse for just moping around with a long face, so let's do something                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in appearances
                                                
              
          
                                                      outward and often deceptive indication                                       
              
                             on the face of it, the country went to war for noble reasons                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in guys
                                                
              
          
                                                      a member of the human race                                       
              
                             I see they've hired some new faces                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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