Faced
Faced adjective - Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination.
Intercepted and faced are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intercepted" instead a verb "Faced".
Intercepted
Faced and intercepted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Faced" instead a verb "Intercepted".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Some had bled at Basra; some had intercepted missiles bound for the American navy; others had faced suicide bombers and IEDs directed by nominal allies; all had dared and done their duty.
Source: Literature / Cross And Poppy -
One armored division with Revolutionary Guards support managed to penetrate through Iraqi defenses, but it was intercepted by three Iraqi armored divisions; 700 Iraqi tanks faced 100 Iranian tanks in a lopsided encounter and the penetrating force was routed.
Source: Useful Notes / IranIraq War
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Intercepted and Faced. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/faced/intercepted
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