showdown

noun

Definition of showdownnext
as in confrontation

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Recent Examples of showdown The Canadian federal government did not immediately comment on the tariff, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford saw a possible showdown ahead. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 July 2026 The showdown in New Jersey matched the European champions and one of the tournament favorites against the reigning world and South American champions. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Her run sets up a showdown with other prominent Palmetto State Republicans. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 20 July 2026 The dramatic showdown between Spain and Argentina featured performances by Madonna and Justin Bieber, and was attended by Matt Damon, Beyoncé, and Timothée Chalamet. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 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
  • The union’s policy, as conveyed to The Athletic, is not to create any apparel that features a confrontation between members of the union.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Backstage, a chaotic confrontation over a briefcase between Judgment Day, Danhausen, and Joe Hendry led to Oba Femi's dominant victory over JD McDonagh.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of confrontation
Noun
  • While Sunday afternoon’s anticipated pitching duel turned into a laugher of a loss for the Yankees, the day’s second game starved them and the Dodgers for offense despite both teams throwing a bullpen game.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • Calm on the ball, Rodri is a ferocious monster off it, hoovering up second balls with his sharp anticipation and brushing opponents aside in duels with his imposing physicality.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of duel
Noun
  • Set in Texas Hill Country, the modern Western follows interconnected families and their rivalries and romances.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The teams faced each other in back-to-back postseasons in 2018 and 2019, with the rivalry peaking during a seven-game series in 2019.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of rivalry
Noun
  • But the Iran war has taken Qatar and UAE out of the market for a time, and this represents 16% of worldwide liquefaction.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Another constituent and her family fled to Delaware after a gang war broke out in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovene Moise in 2021.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of war
Noun
  • If someone pushes back, resist turning it into a battle for dominance.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • Baela rides the small, but still battle-ready (in the show) Moondancer.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • That tournament in the past had taken place near the end of the tennis competition, with entrants somewhat dependent on who made it to the latter stages of the singles event or who was willing to stick around.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The states alleged in their lawsuit that the acquisition will substantially throttle competition in wide-release and top-grossing theatrical distribution and cable licensing in violation of antitrust laws.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of competition
Noun
  • For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional face-offs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Though the final game in which Spain triumphed over Argentina took place on Sunday, the Beckham family had a major reason to support England in its third-place face-off against France on Saturday.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • Without Fedorov in charge of the ministry of defense, Ukraine’s revolution in warfare will lose its standard-bearer and a lot of its momentum—just when those innovations appeared to be paying off.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • Traditional anti-submarine warfare tools are not optimized for small, slow, quiet autonomous vehicles.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of warfare

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