as in one-on-one
in direct confrontation or competition
that inexperienced, upstart candidate will be going eyeball-to-eyeball with a senator who's a skilled debater
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Adverb
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As a result, the closet door opened and Chris came face-to-face with what appeared to be a face.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In the past two decades, nearly two dozen mostly red states have amended their safe-haven laws, which allow people to anonymously give up their infants for adoption through face-to-face surrenders at hospitals and fire stations, to also permit people to surrender babies in these boxes.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Milwaukee Brewers will be going head-to-head against the reigning World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the hunt for the 2025 National League Pennant.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mission Viejo received the vote because my value of head-to-head results and the Diablos’ schedule.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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By focusing on creating super-small, affordable AI, Multiverse is tackling head-on an issue that has become increasingly urgent in Silicon Valley and in corporate C-suites.—
Vivienne Walt,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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His Ford pickup collided head-on with a Honda Civic, killing the woman behind the wheel.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Eyeball-to-eyeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeball-to-eyeball. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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