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come up against(expression, get, meet, light)
5
be exposed to(verb, expression, get, notice)
5
run a risk(verb, expression, danger, take a risk)
5
run up against(expression, get, light, oppose)
4
be subjected to(verb, expression, experience, sustain)
4
fall in with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet)
4
meet up with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet)
4
take a chance(verb, expression, take a risk, take risk)
4
take chances(verb, expression, take a risk, take risk)
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have knowledge of(verb, expression, get, notice)
3
run smack into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet)
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bear the brunt(expression, bear, experience, endure)
2
do battle(verb, expression, close, attack)
2
expose to danger(expression, expose, defy, endanger)
2
fall foul of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, contention)
2
go for broke(verb, expression, meet, oppose)
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go for it(expression, meet, event, oppose)
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go for the gold(expression, event, play, fight)
2
go up against(expression, take, meet, oppose)
2
grin and bear it(expression, bear, experience, endure)
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APASmart Define. (2016). encounter thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, encounter thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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