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toe-to-toe

adverb

ˈtō-ˌtə-ˈtō

Definition of toe-to-toe

as in head-to-head

in direct confrontation or competition mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores

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This week, the Dodgers will go head-to-head against the Brewers, and the Guardians will face the Rays in the best-of-seven Championship series.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Enter Crossplay, The New York Times’s first head-to-head multiplayer game.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of head-to-head

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Martinez came out to meet a free kick into the area and had a head-on-head clash with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite midway through the second half of the match at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
If two typical galaxies met in a head-on collision, the dark matter would experience very little friction, or drag, and would keep on rocketing by.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

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