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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
From November to March, visitors and locals suit up and take the chilly plunge to spend face-to-face time with these gentle giants.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside Goodwill-Easter Seals, hiring decision makers are meeting face-to-face with candidates searching for work after incarceration.
—Derek James, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes three days after Caitlin Clark said at USA Basketball training camp that the two sides should stop sending proposals and instead meet face-to-face until a deal gets done.
—Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, and Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation, met face-to-face on Thursday to negotiate the terms, NBC News learned.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside Goodwill-Easter Seals, hiring decision makers are meeting face-to-face with candidates searching for work after incarceration.
—Derek James, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes three days after Caitlin Clark said at USA Basketball training camp that the two sides should stop sending proposals and instead meet face-to-face until a deal gets done.
—Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, and Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation, met face-to-face on Thursday to negotiate the terms, NBC News learned.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face-to-face
Adverb
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Myself personally, and this team.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Finally, and most importantly, though the scope of the food production here is naturally vast, it’s all executed extremely thoughtfully and personally.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the Heat is essentially three losses behind the Magic because Orlando owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the teams’ five-game regular-season series.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sinner now leads the head-to-head series against Zverev 7-4.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Two people died and another person suffered major injuries after two vehicles crashed in a head-on collision late Monday on Interstate 5 in Yolo County, the California Highway Patrol reported.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Whatever Resecker's intention, his truck slammed head-on into the Potabathula family minivan.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face-to-face. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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