showdown

noun

Definition of showdownnext
as in confrontation

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Recent Examples of showdown Sometimes the oppression is more personal, as in Il Fuoco Che Ti Port Dentro, where Antonio’s larger-than-life mother visits at Christmas and sets off a showdown with her successful son. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Imagineering revealed new details about the backstory for the Avengers Infinity Defense attraction that will feature a showdown with King Thanos across the multiverse. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026 There’s some other new features this year, too, including the Pitmasters BBQ showdown, hosted by Lord of the Ribs owner Ralph Rayes and Pops BBQ pitmaster Tomeako Honesto, featuring 16 teams competing tournament style over the weekend. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 After a legal showdown that lasted about a decade, the developer won the suit and took back the land. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for showdown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
  1. confrontation
  2. duel
  3. rivalry
  4. war
  5. battle
  6. competition
  7. face-off
  8. warfare
Noun
  • Bond and Best had been in a brief confrontation earlier in the evening, while talking to the same woman near the intersection of Tyson and Battle streets, officials say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Along with their production crew, who went ahead to test internet connections, meet locals, and scout each stop, Al-Emad and Andrijasevic were less concerned with manufacturing confrontations than letting local people show them around.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Noun
  • Martinez and former Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz were locked in a scoreless pitching duel until the sixth, when the Rays went up 3-0 after Baz got two straight outs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the Premier League after nearly a decade away, Hull won 50 duels, on the ground and in the air, to United’s 35.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of duel
Noun
  • At least until kick-off, club rivalry will be set aside; there will be northern English empathy.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Week 1 is full of national showdowns and nonregion rivalries.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rivalry
Noun
  • Russian drones have repeatedly breached Romanian airspace throughout the war.
    — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Yields have risen in recent months over growing concerns about inflation stemming from the monthslong war in Iran and ballooning government debt, among other factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of war
Noun
  • The twin springs that gave the Revolutionary War battle its name are no more, inundated by the 1940s project that flooded the Santee River basin for hydroelectric power and flood control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Outrageousness seems to be the point of these battles, which have no apparent criteria, judges, or rules.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • But as more money and bigger names entered, competition grew fiercer, pushing a drive to export the dramas overseas for more revenue — and use whatever means available to cut costs.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, helped spark a flurry of competition and advances for large language models, the same idea isn’t easily applied to robots because of their complexity.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of competition
Noun
  • Our Avengers assemble for one final face-off against Thanos, bringing some heroes’ stories to a close and teasing others that are just beginning.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional face-offs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • Stray Ukrainian drones, meanwhile, have been reported to have crashed or been intercepted in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria, with allied officials suggesting that Russian electronic warfare sent the craft off course.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some have called for the Ukrainian Parliament or an international body such as the United Nations to develop guidelines for the use of AI targeting in warfare.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of warfare

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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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