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Recent Examples of showdown
Plus, why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Xi emerged triumphant, strengthening his hand ahead of what could be the most consequential diplomatic showdown of 2025.
—Neil Thomas, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Now in its second year, the showdown is a competition for upcoming stunt performers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Before the showdown, Love's career best was 11 straight completions, according to NFL research.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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The Npr Network, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Xi emerged triumphant, strengthening his hand ahead of what could be the most consequential diplomatic showdown of 2025.
—Neil Thomas, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Now in its second year, the showdown is a competition for upcoming stunt performers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Before the showdown, Love's career best was 11 straight completions, according to NFL research.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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However, the saga unearths new layers in the second season as Natalia shares her harrowing experiences with her adoptive parents and has a face-to-face confrontation with Michael.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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No one was injured during the confrontation, police said.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Spurs were inept and disjointed on Saturday, losing 1-0 against Chelsea in a rivalry the club don’t tolerate losing easily.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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As soon as a battle or a war has been fought, victors and losers alike begin to tell different stories.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Linked by the fire, a cashier, fire-fighter, district attorney and student battle to prevent tragedy, the blaze’s consequences still roiling two decades later.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Still, experts say there are additional challenges to ensure that insurance plans and other health care economics allow for investment into biosimilars and create competition as intended.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The eight minor passengers on board, ranging in ages from 13 to 16, are members of a judo club (a Japanese martial art) from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and were traveling back from a global sports camp and competition held in Azerbaijan.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Several of these races have attracted attention beyond their city limits, for interesting face-offs or for their potential to signal where some states and districts could be leaning as next year's midterm elections draw closer.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Country artists Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley are both set to perform at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Lawn, as College GameDay features a top 15 SEC face-off between the Missouri Tigers and Vanderbilt’s Commodores.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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Data, competition, and the future of drone warfare The competition among units is fierce but cooperative when combat intensifies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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