as in head-to-head
in direct confrontation or competition
the underdog team met its more talented opponent head-on and won the hockey game through sheer grit
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Recent Examples of head-on
Actor Alec Baldwin and his brother Stephen Baldwin were involved in a car crash in the Hamptons on Monday, reportedly striking a tree head-on.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Sony addressed this head-on with the RX1R III, switching from the NP-BX1 power pack to the NP-FW50, a larger pack that Sony uses in its a6100 mirrorless and other APS-C sensor interchangeable lens cams.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Outside of the Big Easy, however, finding fresh, head-on shrimp can be a little tricky, so even just unpeeled shrimp will be great.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Nabors was driving a Jeep Liberty, hitting the victim's Chevy SUV head-on, state police previously said.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Sony addressed this head-on with the RX1R III, switching from the NP-BX1 power pack to the NP-FW50, a larger pack that Sony uses in its a6100 mirrorless and other APS-C sensor interchangeable lens cams.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Outside of the Big Easy, however, finding fresh, head-on shrimp can be a little tricky, so even just unpeeled shrimp will be great.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Nabors was driving a Jeep Liberty, hitting the victim's Chevy SUV head-on, state police previously said.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head-on
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The Milwaukee Brewers will be going head-to-head against the reigning World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the hunt for the 2025 National League Pennant.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mission Viejo received the vote because my value of head-to-head results and the Diablos’ schedule.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Private communications may have to be face-to-face.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Economic deals were again dangled, and – crucially – there was an agreement for a second face-to-face presidential summit, this time in Budapest, Hungary, where ending the Ukraine war could once more be discussed, if not agreed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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