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face-to-face

[feys-tuh-feys] / ˈfeɪs təˈfeɪs /


ADJECTIVE
directly facing
Synonyms


face to face
ADJECTIVE
confronting
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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On another front in the Middle East, Israel and Lebanon said they have agreed to launch direct negotiations for a comprehensive peace deal, following rare, face-to-face talks in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Drift and the false representatives of the trading firm met multiple times face-to-face and held working sessions together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Unified also held lengthy face-to-face meetings Thursday and Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It was not known whether the two sides would meet face-to-face, or whether they would mirror an indirect format used in Oman-mediated talks before the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

We went from playing Super Smash Bros. and ordering pizza to meeting my dead grandmother, being chased by a River God, fighting trolls, coming face-to-face with Bulgu, destroying a building, and slaying a sea serpent.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer