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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These head-on collisions frequently result in brain injuries, to which birds often succumb immediately.
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Jason Hoeksema, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Future therapists learn to tiptoe around discomfort instead of helping patients face it head-on.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Oden acknowledges these realities but encourages women to confront them head-on.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 May 2025
The eastbound Freightliner swerved to avoid the Traverse, but struck it on the driver's side before continuing east in the westbound lanes, colliding head-on with a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, the report states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
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Jason Hoeksema, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Future therapists learn to tiptoe around discomfort instead of helping patients face it head-on.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Oden acknowledges these realities but encourages women to confront them head-on.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 May 2025
The eastbound Freightliner swerved to avoid the Traverse, but struck it on the driver's side before continuing east in the westbound lanes, colliding head-on with a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, the report states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
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“Head-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head-on. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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