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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.
Origin of showdown An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; show + down1
SYNONYMS FOR showdown 2 crisis, climax, encounter, clash.
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Example sentences from the Web for showdown Regardless 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| DAILY BEAST
Did you watch the showdown between The Mountain and the Red Viper?
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey on Cersei Lannister’s Future and That Controversial Rape Scene | Marlow Stern| June 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And that showdown between Vee and Gloria was one of the most mesmerizing sequences ever on OITNB.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2: The Finest, Funniest, and Most Terrifying Moments of Eps. 1-6 | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern| June 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
So this is showdown week in Congress for extension of unemployment benefits.
The Fight Over Unemployment Benefits Underscores the Right’s Extremism | Michael Tomasky| January 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Cochran-McDaniel face-off is the latest major establishment vs. Tea Party showdown in the Deep South.
In Mississippi, Thad Cochran Will Stay and Fight Tea Party Challenger | Ben Jacobs| December 6, 2013| DAILY BEAST
One thing, Harry was sure right when he said that when it comes to a showdown a scout is a scoutI have to admit it.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
But suppose this was a showdown between Lumbrilo and Asaki—whose side would these men take?
Voodoo Planet | Andre Norton
For the trade was not unduly worried as to the outcome in the event of a showdown .
United States Steel | Arundel Cotter
But they did not let that deter them from cornering the gentleman into a showdown .
Emmy Lou's Road to Grace | George Madden Martin
They's somethin' wrong here somewheres, kid—an' the time's come fer a showdown .
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps | James B. Hendryx
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British Dictionary definitions for showdown 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
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Words related to showdown crisis, clash, culmination, unfolding, climax, breaking point, exposé, moment of truth