showdown
the laying down of one's cards, face upward, in a card game, especially poker.
a conclusive settlement of an issue, difference, etc., in which all resources, power, or the like, are used; decisive confrontation: An international showdown was inevitable.
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The Super Bowl had been hyped as one for the ages, a showdown between two star QBs.
Yes, Tom Brady Is The GOAT. But He Didn’t Do It Alone. | Josh Hermsmeyer | February 8, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIn the Sacramento Report, Sara Libby reports on a major showdown between teachers and the governor.
Morning Report: Filipino Advocates Want More Detailed COVID Data | Voice of San Diego | February 1, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe first component to setting up just the third all-time meeting between the schools unfolded when the Bulldogs revealed this month that one player and one staff member tested positive, leading to a postponement of their showdown with No.
Virginia will get its marquee matchup against No. 1 Gonzaga thanks to CBS | Gene Wang | December 25, 2020 | Washington PostThis led to a showdown last fall with the United Auto Workers, and the biggest auto-industry strike in a decade.
Is it Too Late for General Motors to Go Electric? (Ep. 442) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 3, 2020 | FreakonomicsSunday’s other standout offensive performance was submitted by Titans running back Derrick Henry, who trampled the Indianapolis Colts for 178 rushing yards and a trio of touchdowns as Tennessee won a key divisional showdown.
Tyreek Hill and Derrick Henry deliver monster performances in NFL Week 12 | Cindy Boren, Mark Maske, Des Bieler | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Gordon G. Chang is a Forbes.com columnist and the author of Nuclear showdown: North Korea Takes On the World.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack | Gordon G. Chang | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRegardless of how the showdown ends, it does serve a very clear signal of what the political climate will be in the next Congress.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill | Ben Jacobs | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, it would set the stage for a massive showdown in February, when Republicans would control both the House and the Senate.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill | Ben Jacobs | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ambiguity revolving around the event made it a poor candidate for a final showdown.
With Donetsk now encircled, the stage is set for a final and potentially very bloody urban showdown.
As the Key Battle Looms, a Report from Ukraine's Front Lines | Jamie Dettmer | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the trade was not unduly worried as to the outcome in the event of a showdown.
United States Steel | Arundel CotterOne day they waited for him and brought matters to a showdown.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanThen he'd have a two-gun showdown with those men like Sawtell and Lombard and the worthless cousins.
The Lone Ranger Rides | Fran StrikerMaybe there was a showdown—and the wind-up of it is that Nick comes home meek as a six-year-old broke down in front.
Gunman's Reckoning | Max BrandBut suppose this was a showdown between Lumbrilo and Asaki—whose side would these men take?
Voodoo Planet | Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for showdown
/ (ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn) /
informal an action that brings matters to a head or acts as a conclusion or point of decision
poker the exposing of the cards in the players' hands on the table at the end of the game
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