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vis a vis

noun as in love seat

noun as in love seat

adjective as in face-to-face

noun as in love seat

noun as in counterpart

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A French wizard discovers his newfound sexuality vis-à-vis a magic wand that happens to be attached to him.

He defended a “resistance economy” vis-à-vis the West and the U.S.

Will American credibility vis-à-vis Iran and North Korea suffer?

Terrorism aside, Palestinians have no credible military option vis-à-vis Israel.

Such a coalition would be a recipe for further prolongation of the stalemate vis-à-vis the Palestinians.

It took all my energy and most of my French to convince his vis-à-vis that she was mistaken.

The large young man had been her vis-à-vis at dinner the day before and at breakfast that morning.

She glanced at Mr. Barker with pleasing insinuation, and they seated themselves vis-à-vis at the little table.

My vis à vis, all the while regarding me unwinkingly, overheard me speak to A—, in English.

The solicitor looked again, questioningly, into the face of his vis-à-vis, and then something like surprise came into his own.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vis-à-vis, such as: eye to eye, facing, man-to-man, one-on-one, person-to-person, and woman-to-woman.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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