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Recent Examples of showdown
The Trojans defeated the Bruins, 29-10, in last year’s showdown at the Coliseum.
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Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
The stars were in the building for a primetime showdown between the Warriors and Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Picking up after the legendary father-son showdown, this new chapter in the Baki saga adapts Keisuke Itagaki’s Baki-Dou, originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, state officials are set return to the Joint Budget Committee for a showdown over prison funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
The stars were in the building for a primetime showdown between the Warriors and Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Picking up after the legendary father-son showdown, this new chapter in the Baki saga adapts Keisuke Itagaki’s Baki-Dou, originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, state officials are set return to the Joint Budget Committee for a showdown over prison funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
Noun
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On these blocks, darkened by the presence of heavily armed federal agents, Minnesotans describe routine movements as calculated risks, unsure which block might erupt into confrontation.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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No leader can survive a confrontation with the president without a unified board.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But landing big jumps in competition, when adrenaline duels with cortisol, is more difficult.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Darnold endured more growing pains during his rookie season but also showed flashes of excellence, including throwing three touchdown passes in a duel with Aaron Rodgers during an overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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That sets Chavez and Crump up to be the future of this rivalry, which dates back to 1979.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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This transformed a political rivalry into a blood feud.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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That helped end the war faster.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the war grinds through another bitterly cold winter, Russian strikes hit an apartment block Wednesday on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing two people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a city where detentions have largely played out on the streets, Homan’s comments have highlighted a battle that has been unfolding in the background.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The exercise of power, not surprisingly, contributed to the restlessness of a busy mind that waged battles against a committed opposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft is a large investor in OpenAI, but there’s growing competition in the AI space, especially from Google’s Gemini.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Uhlaender, a five-time Olympian, was hoping to qualify for her sixth Winter Games, but lost the chance before competition even began in Lake Placid due to Canada's withdrawals.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Luxury fashion brands are locked in a talent face-off, mirroring the TV show’s own fierce rinkmanship.—
Kyle MacNeill,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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The preview premiered on Fox during the NFL AFC Championship game on Sunday evening while the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos’s face-off was on pause.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Storylines like this, in our age of escalating eat-the-rich sentiment, allow viewers to vicariously enjoy beautiful homes and high-maintenance bodies while also fantasizing about (or, for more comfortable audiences, safely exploring fears of) class warfare.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Optimized for long endurance missions with containerized payload integration, including electronic warfare, fires, C-C5ISRT (Counter-Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting) and contested logistics.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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