jousts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of joust
as in fights
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

plural of joust
as in duels

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jousts
  1. fights
  2. duels
  3. battles
  4. confrontations
  5. blows
  6. quarrels
Verb
  • The lowest score came from The Guardian, which handed it two stars out of five, while Giant Bomb landed positive overall with a complaint that the boss fights lean on damage sponges more than puzzles.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Recent budget fights over increasing defense spending, which failed to commit the UK to NATO’s spending targets at a time when wars in Ukraine and the Middle East continue, only serve to illustrate this.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of fights
Noun
  • According to Squawka, only six players won more aerial duels than him in the Premier League last season.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • As with many Latin American and African teams, Paraguay defend deep and are extremely physical in duels and aerial battles.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of duels
Verb
  • Anthony Joshua battles Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, headlining a significant boxing card on July 25, 2026.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Staten battles his own father, former Senator Sam Kirkland (Brett Cullen), who takes control of the family ranch, reigniting a lifelong feud between the stubborn father and son.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of battles
Noun
  • Additional confrontations and standoffs also occurred in Sikkim.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
  • But suffice it to say the battle serves as one of the deadliest and most defining confrontations of the Targaryen civil war, permanently shifting the balance of power as the Dance of Dragons careens toward its fiery end.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of confrontations
Noun
  • The eighth and final reprieve followed an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Pardons at which a State Police major, who believed Smith was innocent, nearly came to blows with Smith’s prosecutor, who was just as convinced of Smith’s guilt.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • Candi is the family mediator Like any father-daughter coaching dynamic, Corey and Coco have had their fair share of quarrels on the tennis court.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of quarrels
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