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face

Definition for face

noun as in front of something; expression, exterior

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air, aspect, light, look, mask, surface, top

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appearance, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, lineaments, makeup, map, mug, obverse, paint, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, visage

noun as in pretense, nerve

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air, cheek, front, mask

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audacity, boldness, brass, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, façade, gall, impertinence, impudence, presumption, semblance, show, veil

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noun as in authority, status

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dignity, honor, prestige, reputation, self-respect, standing

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social position

verb as in come up against a situation

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allow, challenge, confront, deal with, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, risk, run into, suffer, take

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abide, accost, affront, bear, beard, brace, brave, brook, contend, countenance, court, cross, dare, defy, eyeball, resist, stand, stomach, submit, sustain, swallow, tolerate, venture, withstand

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be confronted by, bit the bullet, cope with, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, square off, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off

verb as in be opposite; look at

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confront, meet, watch

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border, front, gaze, glare, overlook, stare

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be turned toward, front onto

verb as in put paint or finish on

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clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer

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Example Sentences

Throughout this period the series has faced a problem - despite selling 21 million copies throughout its history - Dynasty Warriors has always sold significantly better in Japan than in the West.

From BBC

Mexico faces its largest budget deficit since the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times

Software can "nudify" real images and replace the face of one child with another, creating a realistic image.

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"Predatory lenders often target low-income households, exploiting the financial literacy gaps that exist in these communities or preying on the urgent needs of individuals facing financial crises," Gomez said.

From Salon

England, however, must park a bitterly disappointing second-half display and switch focus quickly to facing France, who opened their tournament with a thumping win over Wales on Friday night.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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