showdown
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He enters Thursday night’s showdown with Seattle, a game with first place in the NFC on the line, second in the league in receiving yards.
The threats are part of a legal showdown between America’s most prominent university and the White House.
Mark Boidman, head of the Media & Entertainment Group at the investment bank Solomon Partners, said he doesn’t expect the showdown to conclude soon.
The results provided him with a sense of optimism heading into the Chargers’ AFC West showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times
With the movie industry in flux, stars continue to cluster around the limited high-profile projects that remain, which can mean star vs. star showdowns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.