as in confronting
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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In a longer video the user shared to YouTube, a group of people can be seen confronting the guest at the bottom of the lift hill's stairs.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The deputy was seen on video struggling through makeshift barricades of mattresses and furniture before confronting Camacho, who was holding the boy in a chokehold with one hand while brandishing a knife in the other.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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China remains Japan’s largest trading partner and Takaichi inherited a country facing mounting economic woes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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People need a chief who can begin a chapter of outward-facing communication and ease those concerns, Graham said.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Outbraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbraving. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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