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Recent Examples of showdown
This beloved tradition draws millions of viewers and sets the stage for the football showdown that follows.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
This showdown comes down to the wire and Carolina wins with a field goal to clinch the NFC South title.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) hit the road for an AFC West showdown against the Denver Broncos (13-3) at Empower Field at Mile High.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Jennings, Brad Rutter, and Jerome Vered competed in the final showdown of the 15-week competition.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
This showdown comes down to the wire and Carolina wins with a field goal to clinch the NFC South title.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) hit the road for an AFC West showdown against the Denver Broncos (13-3) at Empower Field at Mile High.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Jennings, Brad Rutter, and Jerome Vered competed in the final showdown of the 15-week competition.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 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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Small and middle powers, particularly those from the Global South, are stepping into this breach and providing an essential public good that great powers, bound by their own rivalries, increasingly cannot.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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And there is a friendly rivalry there.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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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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With a high-stakes battle for the 2026 midterms looming, the Evergreen State appears poised to join the trend of states using congressional redistricting for partisan advantage.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rattler won the quarterback battle in training camp over Shough, but after going 1-7, Moore made the switch to his rookie.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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That simple change would introduce real competition, allowing merchants to choose lower-cost options and forcing the dominant players to compete on price and service--just like any other market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two years ago at the Winter X Games, Kim became the first woman to pull off a 1260-degree spin in competition.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The special edition of this fun-for-all face-off will celebrate what our city’s best chefs always bring to their endeavors — creativity, craftsmanship and community — and all for a wonderful cause.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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There's the long foreseen Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)-versus-Vecna face-off, coupled with a dramatic Godzilla-sized ensemble fight.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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The projects included restoring two bread ovens at a bakery destroyed by Russian warfare, and purchasing a delivery van so that bread could reach more people.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its utility, for autonomous command and control, has application across the seabed warfare domain and aligns with the UK Government’s vision for a ‘Hybrid Navy’ and the Royal Navy’s Long Term Capability Plan for MCM mission systems integration, according to the Thales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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