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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
Go face-to-face with the person of the moment.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026
Parents whose children came face-to-face with the Covenant School shooter and watched classmates die shared a room with gun owners.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
There is no landing and no face-to-face handoff.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
So far, Aoun has refused to engage in face-to-face discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding a complete halt to Israeli fire on the country.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026
Parents whose children came face-to-face with the Covenant School shooter and watched classmates die shared a room with gun owners.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
There is no landing and no face-to-face handoff.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
So far, Aoun has refused to engage in face-to-face discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding a complete halt to Israeli fire on the country.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for face-to-face
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 20 May. 2026.
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