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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
Zelenskyy has pushed for a summit with Russia's President Vladmir Putin, saying a face-to-face meeting could be decisive in unlocking an agreement, but the Kremlin has rebuffed that proposal beyond inviting the Ukrainian president to Moscow, which Zelenskyy refused.
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Commercial airlines can customize their floor plans, and Natilus offered ideas, like face-to-face four-seat configurations and video-conference pods.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
During the chase, the man pulled the gun out of his pocket and ended up almost face-to-face with one of the two officers chasing him, Worley said.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
Another cutesy promo video shows the robot phone coming to life, flipping out of a protrusion next to the usual camera bump in the back of the device, and even meeting a humanoid robot face-to-face.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Commercial airlines can customize their floor plans, and Natilus offered ideas, like face-to-face four-seat configurations and video-conference pods.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
During the chase, the man pulled the gun out of his pocket and ended up almost face-to-face with one of the two officers chasing him, Worley said.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
Another cutesy promo video shows the robot phone coming to life, flipping out of a protrusion next to the usual camera bump in the back of the device, and even meeting a humanoid robot face-to-face.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face-to-face
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This popular travel blanket, which many flight attendants personally use, is made of premium microfleece that’s equal parts warm and lightweight.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Polymeropoulos said Friedrichs personally apologized to victims for the way they'd been treated.—
Mirella Brussani,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Monday, March 9 Vote for Cincinnati's Favorite Beer Beers from 32 local breweries go head-to-head on a March Madness-style bracket.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lost Lambs features an all-white cast in an anonymous American suburb, which excuses Cash from having to engage head-on with race.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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One person was killed Friday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 89 south of Tahoe City near the entrance to Olympic Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face-to-face. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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