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Recent Examples of faces off
With Kean running unopposed in the June 2 Republican primary, whichever Democrat faces off against him in November will almost certainly shape their campaign around his disappearance.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The singer faces off with Priestly just before an Italian fashion show performance.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Jordan's character, a billionaire, faces off against a former FBI agent (played by Adria Arjona).
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
These people have already drunk their faces off.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Pattinson can be heard as the announcer during the British Open semifinals scene toward the beginning of the A24 film, before Chalamet’s Marty Mauser faces off against Hungarian champion Bela Kletzki (Géza Röhrig).
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Every three years, the division faces off against a division from the NFC.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, a Soviet chess champion who faces off against an American (Aaron Tveit), with a woman caught between them (Lea Michele).
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Before Alabama faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Saban offered a word of warning to head coach Kalen DeBoer and his Crimson Tide.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The singer faces off with Priestly just before an Italian fashion show performance.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Jordan's character, a billionaire, faces off against a former FBI agent (played by Adria Arjona).
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
These people have already drunk their faces off.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Pattinson can be heard as the announcer during the British Open semifinals scene toward the beginning of the A24 film, before Chalamet’s Marty Mauser faces off against Hungarian champion Bela Kletzki (Géza Röhrig).
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Every three years, the division faces off against a division from the NFC.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, a Soviet chess champion who faces off against an American (Aaron Tveit), with a woman caught between them (Lea Michele).
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Before Alabama faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Saban offered a word of warning to head coach Kalen DeBoer and his Crimson Tide.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faces off
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As a result, formal career education increasingly competes with a constant stream of online messages about work, success and the future.—
Matthew Simoneau,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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Abbvie’s top immunology drugs include Skyrizi, which competes against Tremfya from Club name Johnson & Johnson .—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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The American Chemistry Council, the chief trade group for plastics manufacturers, contends academic researchers haven’t proven the industry’s products are hazardous.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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True economic expansion, the piece contends, originates from savings invested into businesses and innovative ventures, which then fuel future production.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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While Jackson County races to hear the last of homeowners’ appeals from the troubled 2023 property valuation cycle, some could be eligible for a class action lawsuit.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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“Faces off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faces%20off. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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