showdown

noun

Definition of showdownnext
as in confrontation

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Recent Examples of showdown Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in this tense political showdown. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 The Yankees eliminated the Red Sox in the ancient rivalry’s latest showdown in straight sets, 9-0 and 9-2, at Yankee Stadium last week. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Another blowout win over Kennesaw State set them up for their showdown last week with Texas. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The trade also sets up another showdown between the Cowboys and the Athletes First agency next offseason, just two years after the Micah Parsons drama. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 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
  • Anderson’s confrontation is part of a growing trend of actors voicing their concerns to theatergoers.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Vienna is about 130 miles south of Atlanta and about a 50-mile drive south on the Interstate 75 corridor from Macon, where 12 teenagers were wounded by gunfire during a confrontation at a birthday party last week at a city park.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Noun
  • And in the second half, the game turned into a duel between standout QBs each making his sixth college start.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Othani, who has won four MVP awards in five seasons, including one with the Los Angeles Angels, was considered the MVP front-runner most of the season, until the duel in the sun changed things.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of duel
Noun
  • And allowing the top seeds to select their opponents in the first two rounds would create compelling storylines, intensify existing rivalries and create new ones.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Better still, they could’ve been forced to navigate a professional rivalry if, say, Roy is expected to support Chelsea’s women’s club.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rivalry
Noun
  • Whether the military was properly prepared for treating its wounded in the current Iran war has become a sharp point of contention.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dima Putiata, the former Ukrainian soldier, says what started in this war has already spread to other conflicts.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of war
Noun
  • Chinese media reported that PLA forces deployed Type 99A main battle tanks alongside drones, uncrewed ground vehicles and helicopters.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Alabama and Mississippi State battle, and Underdog is offering new users a chance to use promo code FOXNEWS to earn up to $100 in bonus bets on a $5 wager.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Decisions about industrial policy, infrastructure, public spending, and competition increasingly have to account not only for emissions but climate risk.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But could Cruise use his movie star promotion power to get himself into the best-actor Oscar competition, despite the film suffering from tepid reviews and a possibly paltry box office?
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of competition
Noun
  • Last night’s face-off was a pitcher’s duel for the first eight innings, with Jacob Misiorowski and David Peterson each handing off a 1-1 tie to their respective bullpens.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Reuniting Bullock and Kidman as Sally and Gillian Owens, the dark fantasy rom-com catches up with the sisters 28 years after their last face-off with evil forces.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • Gallium nitride, on the other hand, is suited to high-frequency applications, including communications equipment, radar and electronic warfare systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For the first few years of the war in Ukraine, Russia’s hybrid warfare attacks in Europe remained just below the threshold that might trigger a collective response.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of warfare

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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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