Synonym of deciding event

showdown clash confrontation crisis face-off argument climax conflict culmination exposé fight head-to-head quarrel row shootout unfolding breaking point moment of truth skirmish encounter contest battle struggle combat run-in set-to tussle brawl dispute scuffle duel meeting competition rivalry dogfight warfare sweepstakes sweep-stake tug-of-war contention strife match war grapple engagement brush collision affray hostilities fighting incident warring boilover rencounter ball game war of words altercation disagreement smackdown challenge fisticuffs slugfest fracas scrap discussion dialog dialogue fray donnybrook melee scrimmage hassle broil barehanded boxing hand-to-hand combat hand-to-hand fight duking it out bare-knuckle boxing bare-knuckled boxing bare-hand boxing rumpus scrum riot dustup rift fistfight rupture embroilment spar tangle dust-up afters shindig shindy high noon hostility wrangle free-for-all feud squabble ruckus spat bust-up dissension falling-out battle royal ruction tiff rumble punch-up biffo bagarre barney ruck rammy exchange disturbance contretemps misunderstanding controversy bickering commotion discord ding-dong difference of opinion argy-bargy friction schism bout difference division rough-and-tumble miff disputation bicker rhubarb tumult brouhaha disunion action shouting match dissent variance swedge dissidence dissonance inharmony disunity discordance uproar disaccord argle-bargle kickup imbroglio slanging match fuss discordancy bunfight threap disharmony collieshangie attack infighting armed conflict dissention flap scrape cross fire stoush assault roughhouse campaign words bloodshed rough and tumble brannigan disorder antagonism passage of arms opposition scene turf war duke out split stand-up exchange of blows breach of the peace bad blood crusade matchup tracasserie tracasseries agitation falling out wrangling debate sparring match enmity knock-down-drag-out trouble bit of argy-bargy emulation feuding breach game joust estrangement scrabble fist fight tension alienation bangarang square go tournament armed struggle barrage shoot-out separation faction to-do beef quarrelling bitterness argumentation rough house striving dissentience quarreling power struggle onslaught offensive bad feeling onset blitz siege conflagration stooshie incompatibility clashing passage at arms throes meet sortie blitzkreig angry exchange animosity clamor vying clamour ill feeling boxing match severance vendetta blowup physical encounter nasty fight race wrestling match military action disaffection static break-up go difficulty squabbling hullabaloo military operation unrest factionalism mix-up dissonancy divisiveness acrimony tug of war back-and-forth inharmoniousness resentment mill free fight jostle fixture strike snarl violence velitation clash of opinions fireworks raid contradiction outbreak of violence blow-off scramble armed confrontation armed clash bovver wrestling bout spot of bother knock-down drag-out round aggro pageant championship hot war clashes shock competitiveness jump shuffle blood feud kerfuffle stew ruffle prize fight field stramash collision course petty quarrel undertaking jam grind antipathy grudge revenge mix up confusion sharp words disruption disparity unharmoniousness bother battle royale brush-off candidacy sport event jealousy contestation nonconcurrence dissensus uprising ado hubbub racket upheaval furore mishap backbiting cyberwar arms strategy counterinsurgency blows ill will gulf crossfire talking-to family feud restlessness furor cold war firestorm bad vibes conflict of opinion rebellion sour note flak internal strife athletic event keeping up with the Joneses one on one divergence chasm divorcement divorce bustup breakup parting divided loyalties scission big scene press carnage movement bombing push break military fight parting of the ways significant contact upset whirl turmoil try

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