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  • past tense form of face.
  • past participle of face.
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faced

[feyst] / feɪst /








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In a statement, he said he and his wife had faced "unimaginable heartache" and described it as "the most devastating time of our lives".

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

After two terms championing free markets as Indiana’s governor, Mitch Daniels was faced with the biggest political decision of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Many patients will be faced with abruptly losing caregivers who have been with them for years, and facilities that are already strained will be even more short-staffed.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

A Persian restaurant in Kuwait has removed any mention of Iran from its name, a sign of the pressure the Iranian community in the Gulf country has faced since the Middle East war erupted.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Khrushchev was no Stalin—he did not murder millions of his own citizens—but this action showed how ruthless he could be when faced with a threat to Soviet power.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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