A soldier often has to confront danger.
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Confront
/kənˈfɹʌnt/
Synonyms for "confront" (283 found)
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accostadvanceaffrontalight uponanalogizeapproachappropinquateapproximateassimilateawaitbafflebalancebalkbe imminentbe in storebear down onbear down uponbear upbeardbell the cat
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bump intocall outchallengecheckmatecircumventcloseclose inclose withcomecome acrosscome amongcome closercome forwardcome nearcome oncome upcome up againstcome uponcomparecompare and contrast
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compare withcomplaincomplain loudlyconfoundconfront withcontendcontend withcontraposecontrapositcontrastcontravenecountercounteractcountermandcounterposecounterworkcrossdaredashdefeatdefydestroydiscomfitdisconcertdiscountenancedishdisputedisruptdissentdouble-daredraw a comparisondraw a paralleldraw neardraw nighdraw oneludeencounterenvisagefaceface downface outface the musicface upface up toface withfall acrossfall amongfall foul offall upon
Verb(8 words)
Noun(8 words)
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likenliken toloomlourlowermake a standmatchmeasuremeasure againstmeetmeet boldlymeet head onmeet head-onmeet squarelymeet up withmeet withmenacemetaphorizenarrow the gapnearnonplusobjectoffer resistanceopposeoutdareoverhangparallelperplexpit againstpitch uponplace againstplace beforepolarizepose againstpresent toprotestproximateput in oppositionput it torecalcitraterelatereluctremonstrateresistrevoltriskruinrun a comparisonrun acrossrun intorun smack intorun the gauntletrun up againstrun uponsabotagescornscotchscoutscream defianceset at defianceset beforeset in contrastset in oppositionset offset off againstset over againstshow fightsidlesidle up tosimilizespeak outspeak upspikespoilstandstand at baystand in the waystand opposedstand oppositestand up againststand up tostare downstemstep upstonewallstrive againststumpsubtendthreatenthwartupsetview togetherweighweigh againstwithstand
Noun(11 words)
Verb(14 words)
Determiner(1 words)
whole organism approached
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14 total sentences available.
And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
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The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms.
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In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
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