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faced

American  
[feyst] / feɪst /

adjective

  1. having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination).

    a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.


Other Word Forms

  • multifaced adjective

Etymology

Origin of faced

First recorded in 1490–1500; face + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Vesia has struck out five of the nine batters he has faced across three appearances this spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Kalshi faced a controversy tied to its promotion and handling of a market tied to the fate of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, Kalshi faced a controversy tied to its promotion and handling of a market tied to the fate of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From MarketWatch

The weedkiller has come under increasing scrutiny as Bayer, Roundup’s maker, has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people it could cause cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

That uncertainty mirrors the circumstances that once faced Khamenei, whose rise to the top job was hardly preordained.

From Los Angeles Times