showdown
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊdaʊn/
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enfrentamiento
- The showdown between the two rival teams ended dramatically with a last-minute goal.
- win a showdown
- avoid a showdown
- a final showdown
Get ready for the biggest showdown in daytime history.
- Get ready for the biggest showdown in daytime history.
- The table was set for a dramatic showdown and it came in late April.
- But the point is, after this really big showdown last week, nothing's happened.
- So expect some kind of showdown to occur over this shutdown debate.
- It's going to be an interesting showdown.
- She knew with a flush of joy that there was going to be some kind of showdown.
Examples
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The best Chinese and Russian pairs have fallen away, setting up the ultimate gold medal showdown.
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The showdown between you and Niki is all anyone wants to see.
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This is the showdown the world has been waiting for.
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The table was set for a dramatic showdown and it came in late April.
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Get ready for the biggest showdown in daytime history.
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We were headed for a showdown.
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Eventually, the US government will make a policy adjustment to avoid a direct showdown of force.
Academic text (2000) -
Both Habsburg forces were running out of funds, so the showdown was getting close.
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Washington spent most of the summer of 2011 gripped by the debt-ceiling showdown.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, all work comes to a stop as the sous chefs watch the showdown.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.4
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
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3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
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4.1
A sudden meeting that becomes a fight or argument
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6.5
A formal fight between two people with weapons to settle a dispute
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8.2
A clear public defeat of one person or team
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7.0
A close, fierce fight between fighter planes or in a contest
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5.3
A tense meeting between two people or groups on opposite sides
A formal fight between two people to settle a disagreement
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Etymology
Showdown comes from the poker phrase show down, where players 'show' their cards 'down' on the table to decide the winner. So a showdown today is a final face-to-face contest or confrontation that settles who wins.