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showdown
[ shoh-doun ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
showdown
/ ˈʃəʊˌ»å²¹ÊŠ²Ô /
noun
- 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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
San Pedro 9, Carson 3: The Pirates handed a rare defeat to defending City champion Carson in a Marine League showdown.
The conservative California Family Council called it a “Capital showdown.â€
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Monday, the president welcomed a hypothetical showdown between himself and former President Barack Obama in the 2028 presidential election.
Our favorite trio couldn’t smile through another dinner, and a passive-aggressive showdown, reminiscent of the recent season finale of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,†begins.
Foreman famously helped a Parkinson-afflicted Ali climb the steps to receive an Oscar for the When We Were Kings documentary in 1996, which told the story of their showdown 22 years previously.
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