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showdown

noun

Definition of showdownnext
as in confrontation

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Recent Examples of showdown Deep down, both Pete Golding and Lane Kiffin understand the ramifications of this upcoming showdown in Oxford. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 But whether DunesDay can live up to the stratospheric financial expectations set by 2023’s record-breaking Barbenheimer showdown is hardly a foregone conclusion. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 In the episode's climactic bridge showdown, the tone shifts to another '90s classic, as Jim Kirk goads Reeger into a confession about the Constitution scandal. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026 That's one of the biggest questions surrounding an NFC West showdown that already carries plenty of stakes. — James Ward, USA Today, 9 Sep. 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
  • But this sleekly miserable noir about the aftermath of a feckless man’s confrontation with his wife’s younger lover transports the stuff of archetype into Putin’s Russia.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The viewer could enjoy the confrontation with the reassuring sense that watching served some larger good.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Noun
  • The new poll from Focaldata/Financial Times, released over Labor Day weekend, shows former Vice President Kamala Harris and current Vice President JD Vance heading for a potential duel in 2028 for the White House.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Harry Coyle, an NBC Sports staff director, cemented his place in sports history with his brainstorm in 1955 that a camera placed just right in center field would better capture a 360-view of the duel between the batter and the pitcher.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of duel
Noun
  • The Boot Bowl rivalry, which began in 2012, doesn’t have the longest history, but for fans in Burleson, few events bring the town together quite like it.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Duane Davis guilty in murder of Tupac Shakur Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas, a jury has provided some closure in the saga of rivalry, revenge and retribution in the hip-hop world.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rivalry
Noun
  • This could give Iran additional leverage in its war with the United States.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On behalf of her contact at the Russian embassy, the defendant sought information on German defense policy and the defense industry, particularly in light of Russia's war on Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of war
Noun
  • Don’t shrink to avoid disagreement, but don’t make everything a battle for control either.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Mustafa, who was born in Iraqi Kurdistan and fled to Norway as a child, said the film was inspired by his encounter with a female Peshmerga sniper during the 2014 frontline battles, as female Kurdish fighters countered Islamic State attacks.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Their concern goes beyond competition over who solves a problem first.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • As using live musicians becomes increasingly less common, the dance competition is a bright spot, which one of the largest, if not the largest, live bands on screen today.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of competition
Noun
  • That annual challenge was conceived after an argument in a pub over whether a man or a horse would win such a face-off over the unforgiving Welsh terrain.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At the weigh-ins and face-off for the IBF heavyweight championship fight, Itauma shoved Hrgovic off the stage and the latter retaliated by slapping the former's face.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • Such a vehicle could use abundant electricity for lasers, microwave weapons, radar, and electronic warfare.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The fighting in Ukraine in particular has highlighted how warfare is moving more towards autonomous systems, AI and drones.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of warfare

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