faces up (to)

verb

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

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  1. fronts
  2. confronts
  3. faces
  4. dares
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  • Mazzoli, who fronts an electro-acoustic band in addition to her operatic career, selected the Saunders novel, turning the book into a close to three hour opera, with her longtime lyricist Royce Vavrek.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The model fronts Awe Inspired’s Nocturne campaign for fall 2026, taking on Inanna, Persephone and Medusa across three chapters.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of fronts
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  • And a rookie cop confronts an otherworldly threat in a remote Korean village.
    — Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Egypt moved toward potentially providing military assistance to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom confronts the growing Houthi threat.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of confronts
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  • Ticketmaster also faces a separate lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and seven states.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On paper, Boise State football faces one of its easier opponents of the season this weekend.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of faces
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  • After viciously hitting step-back threes, trash talking anyone who dares tempt him and racking up two NBA scoring titles, Doncic just likes to stay home, maybe get lunch or play cards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, Tillis dares Douthat to jump across the tracks of Congress’s private subway system.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of dares
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