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Recent Examples of showdown
With Round 4 set to begin Sunday morning, all eyes will be on the final showdown.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Their first showdown in the top of the first was competitive, with Judge working a full count before Crochet blew him away with a fastball.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
The Lot at Creekside, across from the San Jose Diridon station on Montgomery Street, will be transformed into a soccer village from noon to 4 p.m., featuring players from Bay Area pro teams, soccer scrimmages, food trucks and a Battle of the Bay DJ showdown.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Those two, alongside Warholm, will return to the track on Sunday for a showdown in the 400m hurdles.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Their first showdown in the top of the first was competitive, with Judge working a full count before Crochet blew him away with a fastball.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
The Lot at Creekside, across from the San Jose Diridon station on Montgomery Street, will be transformed into a soccer village from noon to 4 p.m., featuring players from Bay Area pro teams, soccer scrimmages, food trucks and a Battle of the Bay DJ showdown.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Those two, alongside Warholm, will return to the track on Sunday for a showdown in the 400m hurdles.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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The escalating rhetoric signals the deepening rift between Tehran and Washington, raising fears of a broader regional confrontation that could draw in U.S. forces and further destabilize the Middle East.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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In the No Kings protests, many of the episodes of confrontation between journalists and law enforcement have played out in real time on cable television or social media.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Here, Koulibaly chips the ball towards Lodi… … and Alexander-Arnold is in position to contest the aerial duel.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Pitchers Danny Wallace and Ryan Papa combined to allow just one run on six hits in the duel with Wunsch.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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McIntyre believes their rivalry was proof that personal tension can enhance storytelling.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The rivalry between Ingebrigtsen and Kerr has spilled into a war of words in recent years, roughly dating back to when the former claimed to have been under the weather during the 2023 world championships.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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After Hamas conducted a surprise attack against Israel in October 2023, the group was backed in the ensuing war with Israel by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition of non-state actors in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk was also a close ally of Trump during the initial stages of the trade war, further complicating the business outlook for U.S. automakers in China.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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While the legal battle is ongoing, the judge's ruling is an early win for the states and a setback for the Trump administration.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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That same month, Adams withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic primary, saying the legal battle had prevented him from effectively campaigning.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 June 2025
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Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty Images Amazon’s second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a massive constellation and ramping up competition with SpaceX’s Starlink.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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This sort of multidisciplinary excellence is rare for Olympic competition; athletes are by necessity ultra specialized.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
23 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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So scroll down and take a minute to go through these head-to-head face-offs and help decide which 14 taco restaurants will move on to round 2 next week.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2025
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Across the border from Kursk, in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, Ukrainian soldiers who battled those soldiers described how the North Koreans went from suffering massive losses to learning electronic warfare.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Radical, often foreign jihadists still make up a significant portion of the armed forces, ISIS is resurgent, former Assad loyalists remain dissatisfied, the economy is nonexistent from 13 years of warfare, and countless sectarian divisions threaten to rupture at any moment.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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