Thesaurus results for FACED OFF

faced off

verb

past tense of face off

as in competed

to engage in a contest eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival

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Recent Examples of faced off Orlando City and Chicago Fire FC faced off on a stormy Wednesday night, with Antoine Griezmann and Robert Lewandowski both playing key roles in a 2-1 victory for the visitors. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Swift sat courtside for Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks faced off against the San Antonio Spurs. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 In the Democratic Party, progressives and moderates faced off in contests in Wisconsin and Minnesota. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Left unsaid was who would be using the box for the match that wasn’t offered to board members — when Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo faced off against hometown favorite Colombia. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Two Republican candidates faced off in a July 28 primary runoff after neither garnered enough votes to win the nomination last month. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Mitch Bernard, chief counsel at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, has faced off on environmental issues with the DOJ many times. — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 28 July 2026 But even though the two rivals are already on different trajectories toward the playoffs, that didn’t mean the Phillies couldn’t deliver yet another setback for the Mets as the two faced off in their latest series since the All-Star break. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Over the last two seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the titular demigod (Walker Scobell) has faced off against a minotaur, sailed to the sea of monsters, been chased by Cerberus, and even magically transformed into a guinea pig. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

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Her brother and former pro, Derek Hough, also competed as a pro for nearly 10 years, winning the Mirrorball Trophy six times, before transitioning to becoming a judge in 2020.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The Inter-City Beauties competed along with hundreds of other women.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

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Rosengart said Gomez should be dismissed from the lawsuit and contended the investors should not have sued her.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
That wouldn’t have left time for the psychotic, hallucinatory state to begin and for the voices in Clancy’s head to kick in and tell her to kill the children and carry out the suicide attempt, as the defense team has contended, Sprague said.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

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