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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The supernatural encounter forces him to confront deeper truths about urban survival and morality.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
People forced to flee their cars on Sunset Boulevard; sparks whipped by 80-mph winds igniting entire streets; firefighters hastening evacuations and confronting literal walls of flame; the smoking shells of homes and businesses.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
If the goal is to confront real threats from China, banning TikTok would be far more effective.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The author of How the Word is Passed on writing through the lens of fatherhood, reckoning with the past and confronting difficult histories, and the beauty that can rise from pain.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
People forced to flee their cars on Sunset Boulevard; sparks whipped by 80-mph winds igniting entire streets; firefighters hastening evacuations and confronting literal walls of flame; the smoking shells of homes and businesses.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
If the goal is to confront real threats from China, banning TikTok would be far more effective.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Interview ‘The Idea That Slavery Was a Long Time Ago is Profoundly Untrue’: An Interview with Clint Smith
Andru Okun
The author of How the Word is Passed on writing through the lens of fatherhood, reckoning with the past and confronting difficult histories, and the beauty that can rise from pain.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confront. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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