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face with

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  1. Confront, as in When he was faced with the evidence, he admitted it. [Late 1500s]


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Bollywood actress Richa Chadha, meanwhile, offered other tips to avoid detention while filming herself drawing on her face with make-up on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“This ain’t sweat — it’s tears,” the singer said as he dabbed his face with a towel midway through his concert Wednesday night at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That week’s cover: Siegmund’s face with the headline “the most dangerous man in Germany.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Lady Constance batted at her face with the puff until she all but disappeared in a perfumed fog.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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