showdowns

noun

plural of showdown
as in confrontations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdowns
  1. confrontations
  2. rivalries
  3. duels
  4. battles
  5. wars
  6. contests
  7. conflicts
  8. competitions
Noun
  • Videos of the confrontations got hundreds of thousands of views on social media, a burst of attention for a conservative youth organization that is charting its next chapter after last year’s fatal shooting of its leader Charlie Kirk.
    — Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The latest deployment of the jets highlights China’s potentially cheaper approach to the increasingly frequent air confrontations in the contested region.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of confrontations
Noun
  • Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants John Harbaugh makes his Big Blue debut in one of the league’s oldest rivalries.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Against a backdrop of hedonistic parties, Bonfire Night chaos, the Hampshire Hunt Ball and a turbulent Christmas, affairs unravel, alliances fracture and rivalries intensify.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rivalries
Noun
  • Forest have generally been solid, with only Manchester City (61 per cent) and Sunderland (57 per cent) winning a higher share of aerial duels than their 56 per cent.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cherry went 74 minutes in Sunday’s loss to Racing Louisville, recording four defensive clearances and winning three of her four aerial duels as Angel City lost for the first time in four games.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 31 July 2026
Definition of duels
Noun
  • The Wolves hadn’t won many free agent battles against big-market teams like this before.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bonino said that during their conversations Francis always encouraged her to bring forward her humanitarian battles, defending those most in need.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of battles
Noun
  • These and other wars in the region came at a huge human cost, too.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, revered by the global left for his stance on migration and the wars in Gaza and Iran, has faced mass protests over the Ceuta border crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wars
Noun
  • In some of the country's marquee Senate contests, candidates such as Texas's Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico have said that Washington should step in.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Insurance exists in other areas such as halftime giveaway contests, too.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of contests
Noun
  • As America nears the 250th anniversary of its founding, Congress emerges as a messy but essential stage where the nation’s biggest conflicts, compromises and experiments play out.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Experts like Ginn note that the spread of drone use across the region is a real threat for the region as criminal groups draw inspiration from foreign conflicts.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflicts
Noun
  • The Wales international made 53 appearances in all competitions last season and has started both of Forest’s opening two Premier League games this term.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Su, remarkably skilled at intensifying the flavors of a single fruit or vegetable in a drink of many elements, had a knack for winning national cocktail competitions.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitions
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