faces off

present tense third-person singular of face off
as in competes
to engage in a contest eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival

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Verb
  • Neither competes with TurboTax in terms of guidance or user experience, though FreeTaxUSA gets closer.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The team also competes in the F1 Sim Racing Championship as McLaren Shadow, having won the 2022 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • The complaint contends that Schultz and So violated securities laws, and even indicated their efforts to skirt those laws on the Spaces call.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon contends that the workers are not employees.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Faces off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faces%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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