as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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Recent Examples of in-your-face
Marketwatch was the first really in-your-face deal.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Casting black actors as Anglo-Saxon nobles is only the most in-your-face example of this problem.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Casting black actors as Anglo-Saxon nobles is only the most in-your-face example of this problem.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-your-face
Adjective
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That’s the kind of chance that last season, a more aggressive-looking Stolarz would have used his frame — and frankly, his big-game presence — to turn away with ease.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The agency has also faced criticism for aggressive tactics used by ICE agents in executing the president’s immigration policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Federal officials decided to fund an ambitious megaproject to sequence all human genes.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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China’s ambitious plan to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at creating the world’s largest particle collider, is likely to be officially stalled after it was not included in the country’s next five-year plan.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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