FACING UP (TO) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

facing up (to)

verb

present participle of face up (to)

as in fronting

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While fronting the May 2026 issue of Vogue Brazil, Zendaya once more showed her love for her Coleman crew.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter best known for fronting the Frames and the Swell Season as well as co-starring in the 2007 musical drama Once, has died, according to his management.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

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Jacobs practiced all offseason, but his status remains one of 10 big questions facing Green Bay.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Despite acknowledging mistakes were made, FIFA is still facing a barrage of obstacles that are preventing it and Infantino from moving on from the saga.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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From a classic approach to daring mixes, polka dots can work with anyone’s personal style.

— Ángela Belda, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
As played by Kate and Rooney Mara, in total sync, the driven, single-minded Jean and Joan become classic Herzogian outsiders, like Kaspar Hauser or Fitzcarraldo, daring to transcend the limitations of everyday living and language.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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Instead, find a way to engineer genuine positive feelings into the behavior, like Dunn cycling to work instead of braving a traffic-heavy commute.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
For the crowd that still stretched several heads deep in many nooks along Hope Street, braving the sun provided a positively patriotic experience that didn't disappoint.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026

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