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present participle of face
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as in encountering
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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facing

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noun

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Recent Examples of facing
Verb
Both are honored on the club’s Wall of Fame on the red-brick facing of San Francisco’s Oracle Park. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Arriving troopers located a black Honda HR-V facing in a south on the property of 167 Wauregan Road (Route 12) and a Honda Accord facing north in the northbound lane of Route 12, according to the warrant affidavit for Leblanc’s arrest. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, a prominent and empathetic voice on contemporary issues facing Jews in the Orthodox world, died early Friday morning in a car accident on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025 Her team, down seven and facing its largest deficit of the night, went from smiling and finding easy buckets to straight-faced and struggling to find a rhythm. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for facing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facing
Verb
  • The world’s multilateral architecture is the best mechanism humanity has for confronting existential transnational threats.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Any return to play in England would entail Henderson confronting the subject again.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • April 3 after a resident in the 9400 block of Parkside Avenue reported encountering an armed individual in his backyard.
    Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Today, vaccine coverage is widespread enough that unvaccinated children can easily live to adulthood without ever encountering the virus, but not uniformly high enough to prevent outbreaks altogether.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Treatment for infested cattle often involves cleaning, antiseptic treatment and coverings for the wounds, Lansford said.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
  • The agents would also be banned from wearing most face coverings.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Jake Cronenworth flared a ball to right-center field that fell in front of diving center fielder Brandon Marsh and then bounced off his glove, allowing Cronenworth to jog into second with a double.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Erosion from bulimia often affects the backs of the teeth more than the fronts, since stomach acid typically contacts the inner surfaces first.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In another court challenge, the drama surrounding beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting significantly ramped up this week.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The first came in the top of the fourth when Buehler walked Josh Lowe and served up a two-run home run to Ha-Seong Kim, his first of the season to put the Rays ahead 2-1.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Drizzle with oil, top with feta, cilantro, black pepper, and the reserved shrimp legs, and serve.
    Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • So there were nipple covers or, in some cases, full breasts.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • To protect your iPad, a hard cover iPad case (that comes in nearly any color) and a screen protector are a must.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facing. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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