as in toe-to-toe
in direct confrontation or competition
it's fitting that the two best teams during the regular season will go head-to-head for the championship
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Recent Examples of head-to-head
And the Nets still have multiple head-to-head games left with teams that can move the needle with a single night.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The two were going head-to-head in a special election for a district that includes the president’s Palm Beach home, Mar-a-Lago.
—Dan Merica, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
With both freshmen surging at the right time, their head-to-head battle could ultimately determine which team will move on to Saturday’s Elite Eight – and which rising star leaves the deeper imprint on March.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The company’s service expansion in the Bay Area is the latest example of how tech companies and retailers are competing head-to-head to speed up delivery and rope in more customers.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The two were going head-to-head in a special election for a district that includes the president’s Palm Beach home, Mar-a-Lago.
—Dan Merica, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
With both freshmen surging at the right time, their head-to-head battle could ultimately determine which team will move on to Saturday’s Elite Eight – and which rising star leaves the deeper imprint on March.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The company’s service expansion in the Bay Area is the latest example of how tech companies and retailers are competing head-to-head to speed up delivery and rope in more customers.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head-to-head
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Then there’s the location, face-to-face with the future behemoth 175 Park Avenue, which will throw a big shadow in its general direction every afternoon.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
27 Mar. 2026
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Talk about how your kids can get together face-to-face.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Authorities in northern Minnesota believe alcohol was a factor in a head-on car crash Sunday evening that left two adults dead and two children injured.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Power drove through the gravel and head-on into the barrier.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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