as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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Recent Examples of in-your-face
As brash as Team USA may have sounded after winning last Saturday night, there were no back-in-your-face sentiments from the winners.
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The newcomers are aggressive, favoring in-your-face advertisements over partnerships with luxury brands or mingling at high-society events to identify potential clients.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Berg’s series pushes the limits of violence and cruelty, but his rugged, in-your-face style succeeds in keeping you on edge and spares no one.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, Main Street has also proved a hot spot for films that want a little bit of in-your-face promotion by being seen up and down the hilly road.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The newcomers are aggressive, favoring in-your-face advertisements over partnerships with luxury brands or mingling at high-society events to identify potential clients.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Berg’s series pushes the limits of violence and cruelty, but his rugged, in-your-face style succeeds in keeping you on edge and spares no one.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, Main Street has also proved a hot spot for films that want a little bit of in-your-face promotion by being seen up and down the hilly road.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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