Confront and Facing

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Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Facing is a synonym for confront. In some cases you can replace term "Facing" with "Confront", this verbs are similar.

Facing noun - An ornamental coating to a building.

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Confront is a synonym for facing. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Facing".

Nearby Words: face, faced

Later in the movie, when Po persists in trying to confront Lord Shen despite his freezing up when facing him, Tigress angrily tells him to stay behind.

Source: Did You Think I Can't Feel?
In Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, Xemnas tried to confront Roxas and Xion by casting an illusion where both of them thought they were facing an Heartless with the expectation one would kill the other.

Source: You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Garrett on Extreme Ghostbusters is claustrophobic, and has to confront his fear when facing a ghost that makes people's phobias come to life.

Source: Claustrophobia

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