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
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
Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Heading into a road trip that will send them to Dallas to stare down the Stars and then to Vegas for a joust with the Golden Knights, the Ducks’ current four-game winning streak matches their strongest surge from all of last season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
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Verb
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
Noun
Queta will grasp, claw and joust with anyone near him.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Heading into a road trip that will send them to Dallas to stare down the Stars and then to Vegas for a joust with the Golden Knights, the Ducks’ current four-game winning streak matches their strongest surge from all of last season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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Like there was a demon in his lungs, fighting the last bit of banishment.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cologne eased its Bundesliga relegation worries on Sunday, Stuttgart took another step toward Champions League qualification and Freiburg defeated Mainz 1-0 away in a duel between European contenders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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At its core, this was a legendary duel between Steph Curry and … Aaron Gordon?—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Each independent advocate works differently, doing anything from helping people figure out how to take the next steps after a diagnosis to battling with insurance companies to getting patients in quickly for a test or a second opinion.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nigeria, which is Africa’s most populous country, is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north where there is a decade-long insurgency and several armed groups who kidnap for ransom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Hilton‘s and Bianco’s campaigns have sparred about their respective records, the candidates largely avoided direct confrontation until a debate earlier this month in Rancho Mirage.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Audacity seems to be setting up a deadly confrontation between them, but there’s still some chance JoAnne can be coerced into playing ball with Duncan.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Shah lunged at Jalloh and started wrestling with him as both men were upright and standing, Ancheta said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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After Nikita Kucherov scored to tie the game, Josh Norris broke a nine-game goal drought with a quick wrist shot from the face-off dot.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Virgo moon's face-off with Mars can pressure you to be productive.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sources said Bygrave started arguing with his killer and had gotten into a fistfight with the suspect before the gunman pulled out a weapon and fired two shots.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At its worst, discourse over the fate of Sequoiadendron giganteum is an academic fistfight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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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 13 Apr. 2026.
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