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Recent Examples of showdown
Anderson, a first-team All-County selection last season in flag football, enters a showdown against JSerra on Saturday with a team-leading 136 receptions for 1,308 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
One week after a huge comeback in a first-place RMAC showdown, CSU-Pueblo had designs on another.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Ash Ketchum's classic adventures in Hoenn are now easily accessible, while Jujutsu Kaisen fans are getting a sneak peek at a series-altering showdown that will shake things up.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Hornets at home Sac State men’s basketball follows Friday’s matchup against William Jessup with a Tuesday showdown against UC Santa Barbara.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
One week after a huge comeback in a first-place RMAC showdown, CSU-Pueblo had designs on another.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Ash Ketchum's classic adventures in Hoenn are now easily accessible, while Jujutsu Kaisen fans are getting a sneak peek at a series-altering showdown that will shake things up.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Hornets at home Sac State men’s basketball follows Friday’s matchup against William Jessup with a Tuesday showdown against UC Santa Barbara.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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The confrontation, which played out on a livestream, quickly went viral and garnered the attention of pageant followers worldwide.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The return from injury of Gravenberch, who won six of his eight duels, was another welcome sight, along with Alexis Mac Allister completing 90 minutes for Liverpool for the first time since April.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Much like the classic Tom Brady-Peyton Manning duels of old, the quarterback matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen — the two current MVP frontrunners — is can’t-miss television.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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In recent decades, Thailand and Cambodia have had a complicated relationship of both cooperation and rivalry.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Fighting Irish have absolutely dominated the rivalry in recent years, taking down the Panthers with a 58-7 final score in 2023 and a 45-3 final score in 2020.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Just a few months ago, McKenna was weighing the two schools against each other, the Spartans finishing as runners-up in his historic recruiting war.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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From the very first days of the First World War, the German Empire was looking for someone capable of sparking a revolution in Russia and forcing the country to withdraw from the war with Germany — so that the Germans could focus their forces on fighting the British and the French.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Davidson Wildcats’ men’s basketball team hunted the three-ball early and often in the 40th edition of the battle for the Hornets’ Nest, connecting frequently on the way to a 62-55 victory over the Charlotte 49ers on Tuesday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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In a battle of NFC behemoths, the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (7-2) escaped Green Bay with a 10-7 win.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks has also come under intense competition from the surging popularity of tea drinks chains like Mixue Bingcheng, ChaGee and HeyTea.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Several banks lowered their price targets following the earnings report, pointing to increasing competition from larger social platforms like Instagram and TikTok and concerns over macro headwinds.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But for music fans, the real face-off will be between Argentine DJ and producer Bizarrap and Puerto Rican star Daddy Yankee.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The boom comes as the tariff spat with Washington has kicked up nationalistic support in China, and a promise not to back down in its face-off with the US.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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European allies accuse Russia of waging a campaign of hybrid warfare against them, of which the disruptive airspace violations are a part, along with sabotage plots, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and more.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Developed for the Swedish Navy and aligned with NATO interoperability standards, the A26 is engineered for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as long-range precision strikes and seabed warfare.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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