It's unclear which side will win the latest face-off between the President and Congress.
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Face-off
//ˈfeɪsˌɑf//
Synonyms for "face-off" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (6)
Related word relations
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4 entriesderived
1 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qarşıdurma noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
Bulgarian
1 entries- була noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 對峙 /对峙 noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
- 對質 /对质 noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
Czech
2 entries- buly noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
- rozhoz noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
Finnish
1 entries- aloitus noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
Japanese
1 entries- 対決 noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
Russian
4 entries- вбрасывание noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
- конфронта́ция noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
- противобо́рство noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
- противостоя́ние noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
Spanish
2 entries- afrontamiento noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
- enfrentamiento noun (confrontation or argument between two people or groups)
Swedish
1 entries- tekning noun (start of play in ice hockey etc.)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.
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Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.
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