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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
Instead of pairing a beach with Wi-Fi-strong cabanas, off-grid trips lean into slower rhythms, nature and face-to-face contact.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Cannes remains one of the few places where all of those worlds still collide face-to-face.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
With studies showing people spend an average of one full day each week online and many reporting frustration with constant phone use, demand is rising for places where slower rhythms, nature and face-to-face connection replace screens.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Go face-to-face with the person of the moment.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Cannes remains one of the few places where all of those worlds still collide face-to-face.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
With studies showing people spend an average of one full day each week online and many reporting frustration with constant phone use, demand is rising for places where slower rhythms, nature and face-to-face connection replace screens.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Go face-to-face with the person of the moment.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for face-to-face
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Pasricha’s wife Eiesha Pasricha is the de facto artistic director of the brand, also personally curating the retail at Gleneagles and the shop at Estelle Manor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Samsung then sent a letter proposing further direct dialogue, and the union accepted only if co-CEO Jun Young-hyun personally presents concrete proposals on key issues.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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City have never drawn against Bournemouth in the Premier League, which makes that stubborn streak an unusual wrinkle in this head-to-head.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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But this is a very serious feature upgrade for the new Android phones, and even more so for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which will go head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone Fold this year.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Perkins, who is CEO of Canva, addressed head-on the concerns among many who work in creative industries about the potential for AI to supplant human labor.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Figures of Crisis makes productive use of this commonplace idea by tackling it head-on and turning it inside out.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face-to-face. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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