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Recent Examples of in-your-face The Phoebe dress is a low-key, not-too-in-your-face brown animal print dress that has fluttery sleeves and and a drawstring detail that makes this piece feel and look more casual. Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025 Mattias Goldmann At the Manchester hotel, the most in-your-face climate item is the menu. Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 Many observers point to the tapping of the Marvel-veteran Gunn to lead its DC efforts as a major bet that his more in-your-face, socially conscious take on the universe’s storylines will pay off with modern consumers and years-long fans alike. Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-your-face
Adjective
  • The Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones have been very interested in the idea of getting aggressive ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles are shyer and less aggressive.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The ambitious approach to the series featured the first-ever open-world campaign, and 343 Industries had plans to regularly add to it for years with story DLC, split-screen co-op (which it was supposed to launch with), and more.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An ambitious journey Construction began in 2019 but faced several delays due to its intricate design and the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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