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be confronted by

VERB
face
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk run into suffer take
STRONG
abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand
WEAK
bit the bullet cope with fly in face of go up against grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield
STRONG
disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave resist shun stop veto
WEAK
back retreat run withdraw

Example Sentences

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Starmer said "any adversary must know that in a crisis they could be confronted by our combined strength" alongside France.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

“There is an enormous act of care in providing people a place where they can be confronted by themselves,” Trapman-O’Brien says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

The holidays are coming, which means you will be confronted by many different kinds of stresses, including travel, complicated family gatherings and, yes, buying gifts.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

Resident David Williams said he was returning from a party at 01:00 BST on Sunday only to be confronted by "chaotic" scenes.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

Really, Mr Stevens, I can just imagine your face if you were to be confronted by them now.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro