as in one-on-one
in direct confrontation or competition
that inexperienced, upstart candidate will be going eyeball-to-eyeball with a senator who's a skilled debater
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The reunion will serve as the first time Miller will come face-to-face with West and Batula on camera following confirmation of their relationship.—
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Arguments on the phone, arguments face-to-face, faucets running, dishes getting piled on a rack to dry, TV reruns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Who won the head-to-head games between the Flyers and Hurricanes this season?—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Kia's minivan recall could make its the competitor, the Toyota Sienna, look even better in a head-to-head comparison.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perkins, who is CEO of Canva, addressed head-on the concerns among many who work in creative industries about the potential for AI to supplant human labor.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Figures of Crisis makes productive use of this commonplace idea by tackling it head-on and turning it inside out.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Eyeball-to-eyeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeball-to-eyeball. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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