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verb

Definition of joustnext
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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noun

as in duel

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Recent Examples of joust
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
Attending a joust is one of the quintessential renaissance festival experiences. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Johnson, a sophomore setter/right-side hitter, won a joust at the net with Lockport trailing 23-22 in the first game to pump the Porters up. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for joust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
  1. fight
  2. duel
  3. battle
  4. confrontation
  5. wrestle
  6. face-off
  7. fistfight
  8. slugfest
Verb
  • That’s exactly what happened with money market funds, another savings instrument that the banks fought using questionable arguments, only to be proven wrong.
    — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The team comes up with scenarios in which Emi fights a mech or battles yakuza in the clouds, and the fights defy expectations.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • The Throne Room Duel & A-Wing comes with two battle podiums, where the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader minifigures can be placed to have an epic lightsaber duel.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And this game will be the first Border War duel in Lawrence since 2005, a Friday night game on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
    — PJ Green August 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of duel
Verb
  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Is Joe Biden’s wayward son trying to land a lucrative podcast deal or taking one last stand to clear his name as his father battles cancer?
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Authorities have not identified the suspect and are continuing to investigate what led to the confrontation.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Mughal right wing avoided direct confrontation with the elephants and instead attacked Hemu’s troops on the sides.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Verb
  • Researchers are already documenting these effects, which threaten to render the hard work of wrestling with ideas a lost art.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • James, who seems to be wrestling with the issue of faith more than the others, thinks all of them might be dead.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrestle
Noun
  • Our Avengers assemble for one final face-off against Thanos, bringing some heroes’ stories to a close and teasing others that are just beginning.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional face-offs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • After the high-speed chase erupts into gunfire and a brutal fistfight, Kim hijacks the vehicle, takes the official hostage and speeds off a bridge into the water below.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Later, Enola also participates in a horseback chase and violent fistfight with the female villain.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of fistfight
Noun
  • Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • The Republican race for governor between Rick Jackson and Burt Jones has been nothing short of a slugfest.
    — Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of slugfest

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