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Recent Examples of showdown
Braxton Harp, 12, representing Encinitas, was recently named Most Valuable Player in a thrilling championship showdown at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, where his team, Del Mar Water Polo 12U Blue, captured the gold medal, according to a news release.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Dellinger and Bailey were part of a special mile at the Los Angeles Coliseum in May 1956 and what was billed as a preview of the Olympic Games 1,500 showdown that fall between Australia’s John Landy, the second man under 4:00, and Ron Delany of Villanova and Ireland.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
Rivalry week in the pool Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh, 18, took gold in the 400-meter freestyle at the world championships in Singapore yesterday, the first of two showdowns with Katie Ledecky (bronze) this week.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Each bring unique dynamics and fanbases to the final showdown.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Dellinger and Bailey were part of a special mile at the Los Angeles Coliseum in May 1956 and what was billed as a preview of the Olympic Games 1,500 showdown that fall between Australia’s John Landy, the second man under 4:00, and Ron Delany of Villanova and Ireland.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
Rivalry week in the pool Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh, 18, took gold in the 400-meter freestyle at the world championships in Singapore yesterday, the first of two showdowns with Katie Ledecky (bronze) this week.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Each bring unique dynamics and fanbases to the final showdown.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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Continuation of the war would mean more of Europe's time, money, and military aid is needed to support Ukraine, and threatens to lead to a direct NATO-Russia confrontation on the continent, with potentially catastrophic consequences.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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But a confrontation with Doreen near the end that becomes a self-reckoning for Lynette undersells the pathos.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the Twins didn’t get the call, dropping a game that had been a pitchers’ duel between starters Chris Paddack and Tyler Glasnow, who each allowed a solo home run — Paddack to Ohtani and Glasnow to Royce Lewis — but nothing else in their efforts.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 July 2025
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While event data usually collects tackles and duels, that’s just players being aggressive, but the art of defending is around positioning and anticipating play — not interventions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The dwindling embers of the Boise State-University of Idaho rivalry will receive a spark later this year.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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This fight is the catalyst for one of the longest-running rivalries in the story.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The intent was to deprive the Kremlin of revenue to fund its war in Ukraine, forcing the Russian government either to sell its oil at a discount or divert money for a costly alternative shipping network.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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As an additional way to pressure the Russian Federation to end its war, Trump also announced that the United States will continue sending defense aid to Ukraine.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a judge to jail Beto O'Rourke, claiming the former Democratic congressman violated a court order by fundraising to support the dozens of state Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state amid its redistricting battle.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Defense Department has awarded BAE Systems’ shipyard in San Diego a $64.1 million contract for repairs, maintenance and upgrades on the USS O’Kane, a Burke-class destroyer that helped protect the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group during a long deployment that ended in February.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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For the first time in decades, traditional sports face real competition for the next generation of fans, many of whom are trading physical arenas for virtual ones.—
Jennifer Acree,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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HIs main competition, Rhamondre Stevenson, had but one TD run in his last seven games of ‘24.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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In a climactic face-off, King and the angry young musician kidnapper (A$AP Rocky) finally meet.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Since Sunday, Texas Democratic legislators have been embroiled in a face-off against state Republicans and Gov. Greg Abbott.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Busby makes not a single allusion, nor even a hint, at the wholesale destruction, misery and pain of not hundreds, but thousands of African-American families attributable to Hoover’s vicious stranglehold on the city’s South and West sides in the name of drug warfare for untold years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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But even in the face of evolving modes of warfare, airpower’s inherent advantages endure.—
DAVID A. DEPTULA,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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