Leonard was abruptly sent home from Washington before the Clippers faced the Wizards earlier this week, missing all three road games because of irritation in his left knee.

To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.

Faced generally refers to confronting or dealing with a difficult or challenging situation or task. This term can also refer to the side of a structure, object or a person that is positioned towards or in partial view …

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The term ‘faced’ usually refers to something that is positioned opposite to something else, often used in the context of a surface that is exposed or oriented towards a direction.

FACED definition: having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination). See examples of faced used in a sentence.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 faced (fāst), adj. having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; …

Dec 24, 2025 · Adjective faced (not comparable) (in combination) Having a specified type or number of faces.

Factsheet What does the adjective faced mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective faced. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Factsheet What does the adjective faced mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective faced. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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