FACING UP (TO) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

facing up (to)

verb

present participle of face up (to)

as in fronting

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The idea of Aurora fronting some of the maintenance costs had been floated by former Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in a letter a couple months prior to that, documents provided by Batavia suggest.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
By 16, Jordan was fronting bands at downtown Montreal clubs before becoming the singer and bassist for the local band The Pinups.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fronting

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None of this diminishes the humanity of a fetus or the anguish of parents confronting a lethal or life-limiting diagnosis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
To be sure, companies are pushing to bring employees back into the office, confronting the issue head-on from COVID-era isolation.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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And his film, at once proudly unlikable and meticulously realized, is both a daring display of craft and a rude sign of life—which is to say, the opposite of depressing.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will soon have to cease its science observations after a daring rescue mission’s attempt to boost its orbit failed over the summer.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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Excited fans returned Friday to Discovery Park, braving another hot and muggy day of the 2026 Aftershock music festival.

— Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
On Sunday, Harris, Hough, and Scott met Judge and the rest of the team in person after braving the downpour to shoot promotional images on the field.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

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