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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.
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showdown
/ ˈʃəʊˌ岹ʊ /
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
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Nine changes for the game against Scotland offers a perfect opportunity for some big names to play their way into a potential title showdown.
Mr Ábrego García's case is part of a simmering showdown between the Trump administration and the US courts system on the issue of immigration.
Especially since we know where this quirky human-versus-beast showdown is headed in terms of ecological lessons about harmony between species and dramatic resolutions regarding the stubbornness of parents and children.
Experts have told the BBC that a showdown between the judicial and executive branch appears all but inevitable.
But the economic showdown between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is about much more than the price of an iPhone or a pair of Hoka shoes.
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