as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage completing the survival course is largely a matter of one's willingness to outbrave both the elements and the specter of total isolation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outbrave
Verb
  • In late 1996, Cochran finally got a chance to confront Butler.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Seconds later they are confronted by the Front Man, who has traded his Player 001 green tracksuit for a menacing gray ensemble and a black mask.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 June 2025
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  • Denmark face France and Germany play Italy in the remaining two other quarter-finals on Sunday.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Limited to only 60-70 pitches, the 24-year-old Tidwell threw 74 of them, with Mendoza wanting left-hander Jose Castillo to face No. 9 hitter Brandon Marsh, another lefty.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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  • New Yorkers are braving the heat to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary election, which is set to be a nail-biter between Democratic Socialist state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 June 2025
  • McCreight, 37, joined about 200 others who braved the Saturday afternoon heat to protest the court’s decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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“Outbrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbrave. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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