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
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Engaged in an involuntary high-speed joust, the two carbon fiber F50s avoided each other by less than a meter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Previous observations with weaker instruments showed the jousting galaxies as a single object.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Verb
Since the light from the cosmic joust took over 11 billion years to reach the instruments, the battle took place when the Universe was about 18 percent of its current age.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Engaged in an involuntary high-speed joust, the two carbon fiber F50s avoided each other by less than a meter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
Even at the final buzzer, Oilers star Corey Perry started jousting with multiple Panthers players, as fans threw debris onto the ice.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Previous observations with weaker instruments showed the jousting galaxies as a single object.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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Davis was a civil rights lawyer who fought to desegregate public schools in Texas.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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Among other resources, four engines have also been deployed to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Game 4 was high-intensity from the jump with Cristopher Sanchez and Tyler Glasnow going head-to-head in a pitchers' duel.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The hope is more of a fiery attitude could lead to more duels won.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once on campus, he’s drawn into the intense world of Black Greek life, where rival fraternities battle through stepping competitions that blend rhythm, tradition, and pride.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lakisha battled and beat breast cancer when Mitchell was in high school.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Call it a conversation, not a confrontation.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The uptick in confrontations comes as the administration increases its efforts to deport millions of undocumented migrants, an approach critics say has led to aggressive enforcement tactics, due process violations and the mistreatment of migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Superprod is here at MIPCOM in Cannes this week, as the animation market continues to wrestle with financing and developing new IP.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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After The Iron Claw came out in December 2023, Dylan posted a video of Olivia and Henry play-wrestling him, seemingly inspired by their older brother’s character.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The video, shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), captures the robot showing off its Kung Fu moves on the red carpet in a playful face-off with the popular actor and musician.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, Snell isn't taking anything in particular away from that last face-off with Cincy.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.—
Greg Norman , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Indiana got stuck in a traditional Kinnick Stadium fistfight before a late touchdown propelled the Hoosiers past Iowa, 20-15.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Yankees started their slugfest in style against the Rays, as Judge’s big fly traveled 429 feet to the batter’s eye at Steinbrenner Field.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Hunter Henry, Austin Hooper, Jack Westover Notes: It’s been a slow, ugly slugfest among the backup tight ends to see who can win the No. 3 job.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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