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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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The women’s squad competes in the amateur Women’s Premier Soccer League.—
PJ Green
May 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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Rest competes with duties as the moody Moon moves through your 12th House of Solitude, opposite inventive Uranus in your 6th House of Work and Well-being.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit contends that those who stand to benefit financially from the event include the president, who has investments in UFC's parent company, White, and the company's broadcast partner Paramount SkyDance, which is the parent company of CBS News, and its advertisers.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The brief contends that the court, which halted the fund temporarily in May, should uphold its block.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Its most recent 54th run was record-breaking, the biggest marathon in history, with 132 countries represented, 59,226 finishers and by far the highest number of spectators in every neighborhood who supported and cheered runners on a route that races through all five boroughs.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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What Wolff came back with was the idea to take F1 Academy from a standalone series to one that races alongside F1.—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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“Faces off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faces%20off. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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