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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
In the right context, LLMs are able to talk and joust philosophically at a level associated with some of my best grad students. — David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Oct. 2026 But this was really a form of dandyism, of theatre—a bit like jousting in Europe during the late Middle Ages, when combat between knights had become a performance of chivalry. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
There are micro-twists within the major ones, expressive fillips that blend confessions and aphorisms, and grand reflections along with jousts of seductive wit. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 During jousts, Bruce targets the head, wings, beak and legs of his opponents in close contact without making physical contact with them. — Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 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
  • Spouses already made financially vulnerable by years of relocations can be left navigating unfamiliar courts, hiring lawyers in two countries and fighting simply to bring their children home.
    — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Brooke’s healing journey Luther, whose daughter Oakley is almost 3 years old now, has been fighting to not let her injuries define her.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • The pair had previously engaged in a quarterback duel that lasted well into fall camp, so Florida remained confident in its backup.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her biggest liberty is a duel between Herbert Nordrum’s Colonel Brandon and Frank Dillane’s John Willoughby, which Austen mentions but keeps offstage.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of duel
Verb
  • The system requires the driver’s hands be on the wheel and, while not perfect at remaining centered in the lane, does enough to take the fatigue off of constantly battling a truck’s tendency to drift at speed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Koosman battled an assortment of injuries in 1971 and ’72 and for a time was relegated to the bullpen by Hodges’ successor Yogi Berra in ’72 before returning to the rotation and winding up 11-12.
    — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Whether those negotiations can prevent another major confrontation remains unclear.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The designation could expose individuals accused of working with MI6 to prosecution under Iranian law and heighten the risk of military confrontation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of confrontation
Verb
  • Grown men clock in to work to wrestle in the sand with their friends, bond closely with their horses, and film thirst traps for social media on their lunch breaks.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But Le Mindu is hardly the only designer to have confronted his own fears of death through fashion—designers have long used this medium to wrestle with what is paradoxically both life’s only guarantee and one of its greatest mysteries.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrestle
Noun
  • The first film, a box office hit, follows an explosive face-off between Los Angeles Police Department detective Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and professional thief Neil McCauley (De Niro).
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In Florida's 25th Congressional District, that split has produced a direct face-off.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of face-off
Noun
  • Of course, beating the Jets is a little like winning a fistfight against a guy who’s already unconscious.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some puzzlers describe solving the crossword as a workout; for me, today’s was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 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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