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
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
Due to factors such as a 1536 jousting accident, His Majesty (Henry was the first monarch to insist on the title) put on a few pounds.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Mar. 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
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
Due to factors such as a 1536 jousting accident, His Majesty (Henry was the first monarch to insist on the title) put on a few pounds.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
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Tyrrell Herndon The 39-year-old Wilder has not fought since June 1, 2024, when Zhilei Zhang stopped him via TKO in the fifth round of a matchup at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The fire has been fought by 16 engines, seven water tenders, three dozers and three hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Here, Koulibaly chips the ball towards Lodi… … and Alexander-Arnold is in position to contest the aerial duel.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Pitchers Danny Wallace and Ryan Papa combined to allow just one run on six hits in the duel with Wunsch.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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Six engines, one water tender and two hand crews will continue to battle the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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As mechanized as a race — or a movie — can feel, success or failure hinge on the human element, the hero battling the gremlins in the machine.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Video of the meeting showed the confrontation began during a confusing moment in the session.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Reactive dogs deserve patience and distance, not judgment or confrontation.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Back then, traveling meant paying close attention to the roads, road signs, mile markers and more, all while wrestling with the flimsy paper map.—
Jason Foodman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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More Pro Wrestling: WWE Legend Jerry Lawler Shares Heartbreaking Health Update LA Knight has been wrestling professionally since 2003, appearing in promotions like the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Total Nonstop Action (TNA), and even a brief period in WWE from 2013-2014.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Her face-off with Natalie is clangorously funny, but also something of a letdown.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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During the campaign, the irony of his face-off with the leading candidate of the night, Harvey Epstein, a state assemblyman, was not lost on the internet.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
Noun
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During their subsequent fistfight high above the fortress, Duke delivered the decisive headbutt that sent Lyle plunging to his death off the sofa back.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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Stir with a fistfight at Thanksgiving dinner, a kidnapping and a frantic road trip.—
Samantha Dunn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2025
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From there, the two threw caution to the wind and engaged in a slugfest that Abdul-Malik got the best of.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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This all leads, of course, to the slugfest promised by the film’s title.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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