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

facing up (to)

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present participle of face up (to)

as in fronting

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Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
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

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Conversations can be indirect due to details being swept under the rug, as someone could be choosing to circle around a particular issue, rather than confronting it head-on.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 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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