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 And this year, more employees than ever faced off in the bank’s 11th event. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 The candidates in Kansas' surprisingly competitive Senate race faced off in a debate Wednesday evening, as Republicans fight to head off the possibility of their first loss in a Kansas Senate contest in nearly a century. — Riley Callanan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 For the fall session, 19 players were combined into one group to practice and then divided into two rotating teams, meaning the brother and sister sometimes faced off against each other. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 James [now with the Philadelphia 76ers] and Brunson [with the New York Knicks] faced off in the 2026-27 NBA season opener Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Stepping out for a spirited and sporty New York City date night, the happy couple were spotted cheering on the New York Yankees, watching as the baseball team faced off against the Tampa Bay Rays on their home turf at Yankee Stadium. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Made in Korea, Disney+‘s darkly thrilling K-drama spy series, came to a simmering conclusion on Wednesday as stars Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung faced off for one final game of cat and mouse. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Only the Pirates and Cubs have met more often than the Dodgers and Giants, who faced off for the first time in 1889. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 On Monday, Kelce and the Chiefs faced off against the Denver Broncos. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

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Savchenko competed as a pro on 13 seasons of DWTS, and has yet to snatch the Mirrorball Trophy.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026
Brittany, who shares three kids with her husband Patrick, is a former college soccer player who competed professionally in Iceland for a year.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026

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