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Recent Examples of showdown
Their total focus is on the Champions League final showdown with Inter on Saturday night, which also shows why bringing him in is not among their plans.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Charlie Scofield does it all to help Cheyenne Mountain sweep its way into Class 4A state baseball championship showdown
The Raiders might’ve had a reasonable chance had Alpert, the Vanderbilt commit who suffered an elbow injury in last weekend’s outing against Arvada West, been available.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
The two engage in an escalating showdown that leads to Nicky taking desperate measures.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Florida is awaiting its championship-round opponent — either a rematch with Edmonton or a Southern showdown with Dallas.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Charlie Scofield does it all to help Cheyenne Mountain sweep its way into Class 4A state baseball championship showdown
The Raiders might’ve had a reasonable chance had Alpert, the Vanderbilt commit who suffered an elbow injury in last weekend’s outing against Arvada West, been available.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
The two engage in an escalating showdown that leads to Nicky taking desperate measures.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Florida is awaiting its championship-round opponent — either a rematch with Edmonton or a Southern showdown with Dallas.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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The tense confrontation was the latest flashpoint between the Trump administration and Chicago over immigration policies — a potentially ominous sign for what’s ahead for the nation’s third-largest city, which has long been in the president’s crosshairs.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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In the ensuing violent confrontation, her son is killed.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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Above, a curious duel unfolded: a seagull clashing mid-air with a hovering drone.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, but Ureña won a nine-pitch duel with Jeff McNeil, striking out the second baseman with a 97-mph sinker, and Smith picked off Marte at third to complete a rare home-to-third, strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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Rivals follows the rivalry between an old money MP, Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and Tony, Lord Baddingham (David Tennant), who clash over control of a fictional independent TV station in the 1980s.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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According to a report from TMZ Sports, the on-screen rivalry has become deeply personal.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Federal and state law enforcement agencies and the Department of Homeland Security have repeatedly issued bulletins, warning the country is vulnerable to terrorism, especially at large events, as a result of the Gaza war.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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The hotel, owned by his father in its heyday, has acutely felt Lebanon’s ups and downs over the decades, closing and reopening multiple times because of wars.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The two journalists paid tribute to the late MTV VJ, who died Wednesday following a prolonged battle with breast cancer, during a CNN segment on Thursday.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Amid his ongoing legal battles with President Donald Trump’s administration, Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the results of Operation Coast to Coast, a nationwide human trafficking effort to share intelligence, identify victims and arrest perpetrators.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Both vodkas have consistently earned medals in international spirit competitions.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Many prominent advocates for excluding transgender girls from sports praised Dhillon’s actions last week as a bold move to protect cisgender girls from unfair competition.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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With goalie Sergei Bobrovsky pulled, Matthew Tkachuk had iced the puck with 1:01 left, putting Bobrovsky back in the net for at least the face-off.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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The Panthers failed to score on their first three power plays on Monday, but Carter Verhaeghe got a wide-open shot from the face-off circle on Skinner’s right and scored.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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An increase in the drone supply—in addition to their effectiveness in combat operations—is reflective of a strategic adaptation by NATO to new forms of warfare that increasingly rely on unmanned systems.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The immediate incentive for our nation to enter that war was the declaration by Germany of unrestricted submarine warfare.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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