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
At a lavish banquet on the eve of a jousting tournament, lovers meet and revellers speculate about who will contend.
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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
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 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
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
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 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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In 2017, the 48-year-old former boxing champion retired from professional prize fighting undefeated at 50-0.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Being positive, for me, means fighting against suffering and anger.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Atlanta native signed with WWE in 2020 and trained at its Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, before wrestling on its developmental brand, WWE NXT.—
Adam Davidson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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While investors are grappling with new tariff announcements, Wall Street is also wrestling with lingering weakness in technology and AI stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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Waldron, who is battling for the one or two available rotation spots, allowed a hit, walked a batter and struck out two.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tayton Conerway had 12 points and seven assists, while Tucker DeVries added 11 points on a night Indiana’s offense never got in sync and whose post players struggled against the Boilermakers size, all while battling foul trouble.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Jousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jousting. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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