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
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Previous observations with weaker instruments showed the jousting galaxies as a single object.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Engaged in an involuntary high-speed joust, the two carbon fiber F50s avoided each other by less than a meter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Verb
Even at the final buzzer, Oilers star Corey Perry started jousting with multiple Panthers players, as fans threw debris onto the ice.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Previous observations with weaker instruments showed the jousting galaxies as a single object.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Noun
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
Engaged in an involuntary high-speed joust, the two carbon fiber F50s avoided each other by less than a meter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
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More than other age groups, teens have to fight to stay on a schedule that doesn't match their biology.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since taking office, Manzo, often seen wearing a bulletproof vest, had called on the federal government to do more to fight organized crime while expressing fears for his own safety.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The return from injury of Gravenberch, who won six of his eight duels, was another welcome sight, along with Alexis Mac Allister completing 90 minutes for Liverpool for the first time since April.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Much like the classic Tom Brady-Peyton Manning duels of old, the quarterback matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen — the two current MVP frontrunners — is can’t-miss television.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Then Byrd, who didn’t start one exhibition and didn’t play in the other while battling various injuries, limped off early in the second half after stepping on someone’s foot.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of fire personnel worked to battle the blaze, intensified by the plane's 220,000 pounds of jet fuel.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, the saga unearths new layers in the second season as Natalia shares her harrowing experiences with her adoptive parents and has a face-to-face confrontation with Michael.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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No one was injured during the confrontation, police said.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s nothing more exhausting than wrestling a mattress pad over the corners of your mattress, but this one’s deep pockets can fit mattresses up to 16 inches thick.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Agents wrestle Figueroa from the vehicle and detain her on the ground.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Several of these races have attracted attention beyond their city limits, for interesting face-offs or for their potential to signal where some states and districts could be leaning as next year's midterm elections draw closer.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Country artists Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley are both set to perform at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Lawn, as College GameDay features a top 15 SEC face-off between the Missouri Tigers and Vanderbilt’s Commodores.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That streak continues here, but the real delight of this ostensible side project is Allison Crutchfield’s return to the mic after an extended absence, and the rebirth of a sibling rock band, apparently sans fistfights or cricket bats.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Abreau was able to knock the pipe away but Medizabal stabbed him during a fistfight.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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