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facial

[fey-shuhl] / ˈfeɪ ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
forward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leading
STRONG
advance anterior fore front head
WEAK
foremost ventral
Antonyms
STRONG
ending
WEAK
back backward last later meek past reserved reversing shy timid
ADJECTIVE
front
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frontal
STRONG
advanced anterior first fore forward head leading obverse
WEAK
ahead foremost headmost in the foreground topmost vanward ventral
Antonyms
STRONG
inferior last
WEAK
back ending final finishing rear
ADJECTIVE
surface
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exterior outer outward shallow superficial
STRONG
covering outside shoal top
WEAK
apparent depthless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
central deep interior
WEAK
core inside middle

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Japanese use handheld massage rollers to reduce overnight facial swelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Like so many other TV personalities in 2026, she cannot move her forehead, giving her already steely vibe the facial permanence of a screengrab.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The streetlights might also be used to spot wanted or missing people using facial recognition, Fitzpatrick said.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It’s a $119 million by market capitalization company that sells facial recognition and visual AI technology.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But, by working through each action-unit combination, Ekman and Friesen identified about three thousand that did seem to mean something, until they had catalogued the essential repertoire of human facial displays of emotion.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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