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showdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | confrontation, encounter, face-off |
| Type of | disagreement |
Examples of showdown
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A predictable plot culminates in a showdown tarred by yet more syrupy sentiment.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
He planned to stash it nearby for safety in case of a showdown with authorities.
From the kansas.com
Here are the mayoral candidates'predictions for Sunday's Bears-Packers showdown.
From the suntimes.com
It is also a classic showdown between a veteran team and the brashness of youth.
From the ocregister.com
The government had largely sidestepped the PAD's attempts to provoke a showdown.
From the washingtonpost.com
Portland will be at home Friday night in a county showdown against Station Camp.
From the tennessean.com
Jankovic and Ivanovic are one round from an all-Serb showdown in the semifinals.
From the stltoday.com
The Lady Plainsmen have been pointing toward this showdown for almost 12 months.
From the timesunion.com
They are off until a showdown with Bryant and the Lakers on Sunday in Cleveland.
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- Confrontation: a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986.
- Showdown is a 1973 American Western film directed by George Seaton and starring Rock Hudson, Dean Martin and Susan Clark.
- The Showdown is a term used to refer to the derby match between local rivals the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide in the sport of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League.
- Showdown is an Electric Light Orchestra compilation album, covering their Harvest years. It is the first in a very long line of Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums. It was also the first time the hit single Showdown featured on an album in the UK.
- Showdown (1942) is the eleventh of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman.Produced by Famous Studios, the plot focuses on a criminal who impersonates Superman to commit crimes for a gangster. ...
- "Showdown" is a song by American recording artist Cheri Dennis.
- The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor; The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown
- At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards face-up to see who has won the pot.
