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verb

Definition of joustnext
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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noun

as in duel

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Recent Examples of joust
Verb
For one thing, the later game features Messi, who at the ripe old age of 39 is jousting with France’s Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026 The countries also are jousting over management of the Panama Canal. — ABC News, 12 May 2026
Noun
Attending a joust is one of the quintessential renaissance festival experiences. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Johnson, a sophomore setter/right-side hitter, won a joust at the net with Lockport trailing 23-22 in the first game to pump the Porters up. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for joust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
  1. fight
  2. duel
  3. battle
  4. confrontation
  5. wrestle
  6. face-off
  7. fistfight
  8. slugfest
Verb
  • Eritrean troops fought alongside Ethiopian forces against the TPLF in that conflict.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lord Lovat is out on the road in an attempt to collect Fraser men to fight under his banner for the Jacobites.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • And in the second half, the game turned into a duel between standout QBs each making his sixth college start.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Othani, who has won four MVP awards in five seasons, including one with the Los Angeles Angels, was considered the MVP front-runner most of the season, until the duel in the sun changed things.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of duel
Verb
  • To battle the creatures, Kōichi will go back into fighter-pilot mode, but the services of Noriko will be called on as well.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Residents of Wrightwood are battling a proposal for a massive open-pit quarry.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Deputies found the firearm allegedly used during the earlier confrontation inside the bedroom.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Xi linked military communication to his broader call to avoid confrontation between the two countries.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Verb
  • As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’ newfound bond with a pair of students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip sideways.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This fissure triggered one of the 21st century’s bloodiest wars in 2020 when federal forces attempted to wrestle control of the large province of Tigray, leaving up to 600,000 dead by the time a ceasefire deal was signed two years later.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrestle
Noun
  • Last night’s face-off was a pitcher’s duel for the first eight innings, with Jacob Misiorowski and David Peterson each handing off a 1-1 tie to their respective bullpens.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Reuniting Bullock and Kidman as Sally and Gillian Owens, the dark fantasy rom-com catches up with the sisters 28 years after their last face-off with evil forces.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • When the race goes green on Sunday, Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar — protagonists in a late accident at Bristol and the fistfight that followed — will be subjects of intense scrutiny.
    — Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • So much so, that after a misunderstanding at Grace and Keith’s wedding rehearsal dinner, harsh words were screamed, and Keith challenged my husband, Jason, to a fistfight.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of fistfight
Noun
  • Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • The Republican race for governor between Rick Jackson and Burt Jones has been nothing short of a slugfest.
    — Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of slugfest

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