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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
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.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 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
King Charles and Prince Harry took a significant step forward in their relationship with their first face-to-face meeting in over a year.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
Mitchell and Wirfs were face-to-face, and the Eagles player got a hold of Wirfs’ helmet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 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
King Charles and Prince Harry took a significant step forward in their relationship with their first face-to-face meeting in over a year.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
Mitchell and Wirfs were face-to-face, and the Eagles player got a hold of Wirfs’ helmet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for face-to-face
Recent Examples of Synonyms for face-to-face
Adverb
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The struggles Koh personally experienced mirrored those in the population more broadly.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And the strategy appears to be paying off for Spanberger in head-to-head polling.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Sox went 9-4 in this year’s head-to-head series.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Huawei, China’s tech powerhouse, now competes head-on against Apple with smartphones powered by its own chips.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Whichever the case, the stuff needs to be dealt with head-on, and there’s no better time to do so than in the present.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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