as in fighting
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 jousting
Location and point of operations is a central theme of why these teams find themselves here, jousting not on a field of play, but in a makeshift courtroom.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revelers speculate about who will contend.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
In Oregon, which passed a law to protect smaller ratepayers from data centers’ power costs, a consumer advocacy group is jousting with the state’s largest utility, Portland General Electric, over its plan on how to do that.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The megalodon would join Maryland’s other state symbols, including the Baltimore oriole (state bird), jousting (state sport), and walking (state exercise).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
Each wants to prove himself, and for that to happen Dunk must triumph in a jousting tournament.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revelers speculate about who will contend.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
In Oregon, which passed a law to protect smaller ratepayers from data centers’ power costs, a consumer advocacy group is jousting with the state’s largest utility, Portland General Electric, over its plan on how to do that.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The megalodon would join Maryland’s other state symbols, including the Baltimore oriole (state bird), jousting (state sport), and walking (state exercise).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
Each wants to prove himself, and for that to happen Dunk must triumph in a jousting tournament.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jousting
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The Nuggets have been fighting one battle after another for the last week, facing four Western Conference playoff teams in four different cities.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Coalitions of national and local news organizations, including The Associated Press, have been fighting to preserve media access in the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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And yet, for any translator who has spent real time wrestling with sentences rather than theories, there is no denying that compensation exists.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships began in 2020 as a tournament for NCAA programs, the same year the NCAA designated women’s wrestling an emerging sport.—
John Bohnenkamp,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Artemi Panarin and Taylor Ward also scored for the Kings (27-24-15), who are battling the San José Sharks, Seattle Kraken and the Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Indiana, like other states, is battling a teacher shortage.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Jousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jousting. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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