Break and Showdown

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Showdown and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Showdown" instead a noun "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Showdown noun - A hostile disagreement face-to-face.

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Break and showdown are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Showdown".

good	good break	good showdown
long	long break	long showdown
fake	fake break	fake showdown
brutal	brutal break	brutal showdown
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, big, huge, little, infamous, famous, new, major, dramatic, psychological, possible, final, minor, classic, next, last.

Not allowed to take a coffee break during the final super villain showdown. 2250.

Source: Blog / Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do in an RPG
Break Them by Talking: Happens during the showdown between Hector and Geoffrey, starting here.

Source: Literature / The Zombie Knight
In an episode of Scrubs, a loud noise during a showdown between Cox and Kelso turns out to be JD trying to break a coffee pot (stuck on his hand) against a metal pole.

Source: Sting

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