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
Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s ample room in its four seasons for peasant rebellions, Henry’s debilitating leg injury, jousting matches, and church reform as contact sport amid the pulpy erotic drama.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The early legal jousts over the executive order could also be a prelude to other efforts, in Congress or via a constitutional amendment, to reform birthright citizenship.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
That’s a description befitting what essentially has become a show propelled by an offbeat range of worldwide entertainment outlets jousting for position to ask often-inane questions of the biggest stars.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s ample room in its four seasons for peasant rebellions, Henry’s debilitating leg injury, jousting matches, and church reform as contact sport amid the pulpy erotic drama.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Noun
The pair spectacularly fell out at the back end of last year, amid a series of less than edifying verbal jousts.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The early legal jousts over the executive order could also be a prelude to other efforts, in Congress or via a constitutional amendment, to reform birthright citizenship.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
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The current plan would lift the SALT cap from $10,000 to $30,000, but a handful of blue-state Republicans have been fighting to raise the cap higher.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Moving to Italy was a big jump and then moving here was another big jump: from Serie B to a big club that fights in European competition.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The game had the look of a pitchers’ duel going into the ninth inning with first-place Philadelphia leading 1-0 thanks to a home run from Trea Turner leading off the game.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2025
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May departed with the Dodgers trailing 1-0 and was initially in line to be the hard-luck loser of a pitchers’ duel with Burnes, but Hernandez changed that with one swing.—
Kyle Glaser,
Oc Register,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Barno and Johnson are probably battling for the fifth and final outside linebacker spot this summer.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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After Russia claimed to have retaken control of Kursk in April, Kyiv insisted its troops are fiercely battling to preserve their foothold in the territory.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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After the tense confrontation, the expecting mom went on to refer to the villain arc fans observed from Engemann during season 2 of the hit show.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Manuel Vega Lopez, 51, died of gunshot wounds following a confrontation outside a Gilbert home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, police said in a news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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As in Denver, cities across the country are wrestling with how to restore the pre-pandemic hustle and bustle to recharge what has historically been a crucial economic engine.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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The guards wrestle him to the ground and In-ho watches.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Inside John Krasinski and Eiza González's 'Fountain of Youth' Vienna library face-off John Krasinski's hottest roles: 'The Office,' 'Jack Ryan,' more On the bright side, Krasinski had the chance to field advice from the movie's stunt team, who offered a surprising solution to his locked legs.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Sam Reinhart, who was on a nowhere team in Buffalo before Zito got him, iced the game with a fifth goal off a face-off.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The Dark Ages is more like a line dance that accidentally ends up in a fistfight.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Sasuke and Naruto’s battle in the Final Valley (and its sequel in Shippuden) is one of the most impassioned fistfights ever drawn.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Game 1 of the NHL's Western Conference Finals was a figurative and literal slugfest, with nine goals scored and a massive brawl to end the contest, with the Dallas Stars beating the Edmonton Oilers 6-3.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Harker 39, Crystal Springs Uplands 39 Harker won a defensive slugfest as the Eagles edged Crystal Springs.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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