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Confront, as in When he was faced with the evidence, he admitted it. [Late 1500s]
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby face with
face turn, faceup, face up to, face validity, face value, face with, facia, facial, facial angle, facial artery, facial axis
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