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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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A ceasefire on April 8 halted the conflict, but negotiation efforts, including historic face to face talks hosted in Islamabad have so far failed to yield a lasting agreement.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Simon said he had "seen evil" in his job and that it was "like working with the devil face to face".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Years later, in July 2024, the two women found themselves face to face again at London's High Court.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Johnson’s competitiveness was legendary, and Welch remembers a passing tournament in which he and Johnson went face to face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He spoke roughly to Dionysus, who answered him with entire gentleness, seeming to try to reach his real self and open his eyes to see that he was face to face with divinity.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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