Skirmish and Showdown

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Skirmish noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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

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

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Skirmish and showdown are semantically related. You can use "Skirmish" instead a noun "Showdown".

direct	direct skirmish	direct showdown
brutal	brutal skirmish	brutal showdown
massive	massive skirmish	massive showdown
little	little skirmish	little showdown
Other adjectives: risky, final, minor, destructive, aerial, explosive, inevitable, last, armed, climactic.

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