FACES UP (TO) Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

faces up (to)

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present tense third-person singular of face up (to)

as in fronts

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Mike Love still fronts The Beach Boys on their busy 2026 touring schedule.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Irongate also would have sidewalks where the site fronts state right-of-way, the developers said.

— Joe Marusak July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

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Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Aided by deputy director Westfield (Michael Kelly) and her boss and mentor Kaitlyn (Kidman), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, forcing her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

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But this notion that AI data centers are quickly popping up everywhere is belied by the fact that their construction faces massive hurdles – regardless of whether anyone wants them in their backyard or not.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Michael Ketcherside also faces a charge of promotion of prostitution.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of faces

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Around the novel’s halfway point, one of Harper’s characters dares to change, or try changing, his relationship to the Beast.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
It was launched into a highly radioactive patch of low-Earth orbit where almost nothing else dares to fly.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

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