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
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
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
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Verb
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
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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The line occurs when the film’s protagonist, Ripley (Weaver), emerges from an elevator in a giant metal bodysuit, ready to fight a terrifying alien to save a young child.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Season-long struggles; still fighting Charlotte has five games left on the schedule, starting with North Texas (6-1, 2-1 American) next Friday night on ESPN2.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Emotions ran high throughout the matchup, fueled by the back-and-forth nature of the duel, as veteran quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Aaron Rodgers led their respective squads in a bid for victory.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prediction Robertson and Hoover have one of the nation’s best quarterback duels, but a healthier Baylor squad pulls out a 38-35 win over the Horned Frogs.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Knicks, coached by former Cavaliers assistant Mike Brown, are also battling injuries, with Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson ruled out for the opener.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, other reports from Showbiz 411 and NewsNation, indicate Keaton was battling dementia in her later years.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Oct. 2025
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Boyles eventually swatted the camera from his face, leading to a physical confrontation.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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But a lot was riding on the success of Back to the Future for Fox, who was caught in the middle of the tense confrontation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Horne first entered the ring in 1991 and later wrestled for WWE from 1993 until 1996, briefly winning the promotion’s tag team championship in March 1994 alongside the wrestler Mabel.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Any country whose currency, unlike the dollar, is not wanted by others to park extra cash, must wrestle with exchange rates.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now, only one of the finalists can be crowned the victor of the fall food face-off.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Roberts' costar Ayo Edebiri talks about their intense face-off.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.—
Greg Norman , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Indiana got stuck in a traditional Kinnick Stadium fistfight before a late touchdown propelled the Hoosiers past Iowa, 20-15.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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