as in to fight
of knights in the Middle Ages
to engage in battle on horseback with lances
The knights jousted against each other.
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Recent Examples of joust
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The fights have been the same for years: Pepsi wrestles with Coke; Verizon tangles with T-Mobile; and Fox News jousts with CNN and MSNBC.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
In his early performing years, Mr. Forrest was known to pace around the stage shirtless, wielding the microphone stand like a jousting staff, while his band played a furious mix of metal, punk and funk, Mr. Hazel’s virtuoso guitar arching to the sky.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Finally, Paul visits 3-time Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings at Bryn Mawr, where Maryland women’s lax stars are born and jousts over the true state sport.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The fights have been the same for years: Pepsi wrestles with Coke; Verizon tangles with T-Mobile; and Fox News jousts with CNN and MSNBC.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
Previous observations with weaker instruments showed the jousting galaxies as a single object.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
In his early performing years, Mr. Forrest was known to pace around the stage shirtless, wielding the microphone stand like a jousting staff, while his band played a furious mix of metal, punk and funk, Mr. Hazel’s virtuoso guitar arching to the sky.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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In 2022, only 22 percent of Ukrainians favored a negotiated end to the war, and 73 percent favored Ukraine fighting until victory.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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For nonprofits, this means less time fighting fires and more time delivering impact.—
Saurav Bhattacharya,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the Twins didn’t get the call, dropping a game that had been a pitchers’ duel between starters Chris Paddack and Tyler Glasnow, who each allowed a solo home run — Paddack to Ohtani and Glasnow to Royce Lewis — but nothing else in their efforts.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 July 2025
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While event data usually collects tackles and duels, that’s just players being aggressive, but the art of defending is around positioning and anticipating play — not interventions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Hawley thought back to the turn of the century when companies Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse all battled for dominion over electricity.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Continuation of the war would mean more of Europe's time, money, and military aid is needed to support Ukraine, and threatens to lead to a direct NATO-Russia confrontation on the continent, with potentially catastrophic consequences.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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But a confrontation with Doreen near the end that becomes a self-reckoning for Lynette undersells the pathos.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The reticence around jumping on the Mamdani train has highlighted an identity crisis of sorts playing out inside the party as its leaders wrestle with whether the 33-year-old Queens Assembly member is a model for the future of Democratic party politics.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the episode, Conrad wrestled with his romantic feelings for Belly.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In a climactic face-off, King and the angry young musician kidnapper (A$AP Rocky) finally meet.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Since Sunday, Texas Democratic legislators have been embroiled in a face-off against state Republicans and Gov. Greg Abbott.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The shooting, which started as a fistfight over accusations of cheating, happened in the parking lot of the Pines at Castle Rock Apartments just after 1 a.m. Nov. 29, 2022.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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But after most fans filed out of the stadium, some San Diego supporters appeared to approach the visitors’ section, and multiple fistfights erupted — some dangerously close to the railing above the lower bowl.—
Mark Zeigler,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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But unlike the Wimbledon example, there’s no final score the robots can reach to end their slugfest.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
23 July 2025
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The Giants keep this slugfest close on a cold, dreary, rainy day in East Rutherford against J.J. McCarthy, whom Schoen passed on in the 2024 draft.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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