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as in personally
in person and usually privately
I won't believe that accusation until I meet with him face-to-face and ask him myself
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as in one-on-one
in direct confrontation or competition
came face-to-face with her lifelong fear of flying even before the plane left the runway
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Recent Examples of face-to-face
For maximum safety, aim to confirm with the recipient face-to-face on details of the transaction, including the amount and the payment method.
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Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In face-to-face meetings, moderators could get a sense when people were bored, when the meeting should speed up or when the discussion should slow down.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Celine wants Alex to go down to the climate summit and apologize, face-to-face.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Reinforce the business case by demonstrating how face-to-face collaboration fuels innovation, improves problem-solving, and enhances team performance.
—Peter Cappelli, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In face-to-face meetings, moderators could get a sense when people were bored, when the meeting should speed up or when the discussion should slow down.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Celine wants Alex to go down to the climate summit and apologize, face-to-face.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Reinforce the business case by demonstrating how face-to-face collaboration fuels innovation, improves problem-solving, and enhances team performance.
—Peter Cappelli, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for face-to-face
Recent Examples of Synonyms for face-to-face
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Sitting in the Grand Palais, that spectacular space that had been personally selected by Lagerfeld to become a permanent show venue for the house, there was a tremendous sense of anticipation.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some detectives spoke about how investigating a police shooting affected them personally.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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That same poll reported that in a hypothetical head-to-head between Cuomo and Mamdani, Cuomo’s numbers would jump up to 44% and Mamdani’s would rise to 48%, closing Mamdani’s lead to only four points.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Yankees went 94-68 too, but Toronto held the tiebreaker by virtue of its 8-5 head-to-head record against New York.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 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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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face-to-face. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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