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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyeball-to-eyeball
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
  • Mission Viejo received the vote because my value of head-to-head results and the Diablos’ schedule.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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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