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showdown noun [ ˈʃəʊdaʊn ]

• a final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute.
• "he and his government were lurching towards an angry showdown with their critics"
Similar: confrontation, deciding event, clash, face-off, moment of truth, crisis,
• (in poker or brag) the requirement at the end of a round that the players who remain in should show their cards to determine which is the strongest hand.


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