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
John T. Shaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The trailer also previews the real dilemma Dunk finds himself in the middle of: The footage shows chaotic scenes in which multiple jousting knights clash on horseback.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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
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Verb
In the midst of a competitive race, the two men jousted with good humor and grace.
—John T. Shaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The trailer also previews the real dilemma Dunk finds himself in the middle of: The footage shows chaotic scenes in which multiple jousting knights clash on horseback.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
Serious kudos to the Gates-Hurd unit for that joust!
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
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Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Lemon plans to plead innocent and fight the charges in Minnesota.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nothing but bleeps ahead of Sunday's divisional duel with the Los Angeles Rams.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The predictive duel for Best Picture The Globes are regarded by some as a frivolous event in which celebrities care less about the awards and more about the drinks at their tables.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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When down 0-30 in her next service game, Rybakina hit a quartet of aces to hold via deuce, the second two of which came after Świątek had battled to win a point to keep herself in the game.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The apology allowed Cole to sidestep a potential feud with Kendrick, which led to the Compton rapper and Drake battling in April-May of 2024.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
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Frey said an incident Friday night that led to property damage at an area hotel and confrontation with police officers was an outlier to the largely peaceful events in recent days.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ross argued that allowing local police to provide basic crowd control — rather than restricting coordination — could have reduced risks during recent confrontations.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Dave Meltzer has one of the worst track records in the history of journalism, let alone wrestling journalism, and a Meltzer report is about as accurate as a blind swing at a miniature piñata.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was fatally shot while immigration agents wrestled him on the ground in Minneapolis; the Department of Homeland Security said officers took a handgun from Pretti at the scene and fired in self-defense.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Luxury fashion brands are locked in a talent face-off, mirroring the TV show’s own fierce rinkmanship.—
Kyle MacNeill,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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The preview premiered on Fox during the NFL AFC Championship game on Sunday evening while the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos’s face-off was on pause.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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From a football perspective, this game would be a fistfight at the line of scrimmage.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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