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
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The pair spectacularly fell out at the back end of last year, amid a series of less than edifying verbal jousts.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The last team left at the jousting location earns themselves a 10-minute penalty and that team is unfortunately Brett and Mark.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
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Verb
Many content creators have engaged in analyses of the feud and the discourse ought to hit a new level when the lyrical joust receives the full documentary treatment.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The pair spectacularly fell out at the back end of last year, amid a series of less than edifying verbal jousts.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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
The last team left at the jousting location earns themselves a 10-minute penalty and that team is unfortunately Brett and Mark.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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The tribe also has fought to preserve shrinking numbers of the c'waam and koptu, two fish species central to the three tribal cultures that form the tribe.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Experts say the relatively simple way to survive this current is to float, stay as calm as possible and don’t fight it.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Junk and Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers engaged in a pitchers’ duel into the seventh inning.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Both of Miami’s top pass rushers have battled durability issues throughout their football careers, and were each sidelined by serious injuries in 2023 and 2024.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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The Journal's report on Trump's letter to Epstein came as the White House continues battling fallout over its handling of the investigation into Epstein's 2019 death in a New York City prison.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The incident is one of the latest in a growing series of confrontations with federal immigration officers.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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That ultimately led to a verbal confrontation between Morrow, 47, and Steve Raleigh.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Grid managers, utility companies and regulators, meanwhile, are wrestling with how to meet the growing demand while keeping the power supply affordable and reliable.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The protestor eventually held onto the bridge railing while officers wrestled him to the ground.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
18 July 2025
Noun
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For three days, the WNBA's top players gathered in Indiana to represent the league and have a good time, with festivities leading up to a face-off between two All-Star teams led by Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
20 July 2025
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In fact, Pacquiao literally burst into laughter during the face-off with Barrios this week.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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After an exchange of words, the two got into a fistfight.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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An epic legal battle between the two in the 1990s featured a courtroom fistfight.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The game itself was a sloppy slugfest, with both teams combining for 31 turnovers (Magic Johnson coughed it up no fewer than seven times, with two of those fumbles occurring in the final minute) and the Celtics shooting 39.5% from the field.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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In our interview, Sheeraz called him an underrated boxer, which is rare praise from a rising British star, and one that suggests this won’t just be a slugfest.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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