as in to face
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
you must confront your fear in order to conquer it
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Recent Examples of confront
The bill could stall momentum toward meaningful oversight while offering no viable federal alternative just as states begin to confront critical challenges.
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Is Bi Gan forcing us to confront and interrogate the desire to emotionally connect with film characters?
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The script was Molly Smith Metzler’s story that follows Devon (played by Meghann Fahy), who ventures to a lavish island to confront her younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock) and ask her to come back home to Buffalo to help with their ailing father (Bill Camp).
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Years later, Ellie prepares to confront Joel about her past.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Is Bi Gan forcing us to confront and interrogate the desire to emotionally connect with film characters?
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The script was Molly Smith Metzler’s story that follows Devon (played by Meghann Fahy), who ventures to a lavish island to confront her younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock) and ask her to come back home to Buffalo to help with their ailing father (Bill Camp).
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Years later, Ellie prepares to confront Joel about her past.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confront
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This past week Trump demanded Apple start making iPhones in the US or face a 50% tariff.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Both Earps and Hampton have played a very similar number of minutes and faced a very similar number of shots, but Earps’ shot-stopping has not been as strong, conceding 1.6 goals more than expected, based on the quality of shots faced.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confront. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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