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
Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
His unique beak-jousting technique, which enabled him to quickly displace his rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Queta will grasp, claw and joust with anyone near him.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Verb
After this rather violent courtship, the female enters the den, and the pair spends several days living together, often jousting.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
His unique beak-jousting technique, which enabled him to quickly displace his rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
The joust is thrilling, both for the attendees watching and for those of us at home.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Queta will grasp, claw and joust with anyone near him.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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Starmer has vowed to fight any leadership contest, deepening the sense of crisis within the Labour Party.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Police said the bail agent and driver fought, and the agent fired one round, with the bullet striking the suspect in the arm.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The game began with an unusual pitcher's duel in this ballpark between rookie starters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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One game turned grabbing the last slice of cake into a pistol duel of who could press the button at exactly the right time.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Brousson jokingly stereotyped the Waffle House staffers as having active warrants, picking their nose with the spatulas and smoking cigarettes while battling third-degree grease burns.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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Rakeen Saad stars as a knife-wielding female gang member who becomes embroiled in a power struggle between rival groups while battling the trauma of her own past.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
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For now, Meloni has avoided direct confrontation, a strategy seen as both calculation and a bet that Vannacci’s momentum may fade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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During the confrontation, a person pulled out a gun and fired several shots, hitting two people, according to police.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
Verb
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More prestigious films continued to wrestle with the paranoia of the Nixon era.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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There is little evidence that students are wrestling deeply with ideas.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Wahab and Hernandez will face-off in November’s general election for the district.—
Haley Parsley
June 17,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The game followed a championship series filled with down-to-the-wire face-offs won by edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Dilliehunt and Bland were shot and killed during a fistfight on the 1600 block of 83rd Avenue in Oakland, which the surviving victims claim started with an argument over a parking spot.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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In Milan, Italy, a fistfight erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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 21 Jun. 2026.
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