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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as in duel
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Recent Examples of joust
Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Acosta jousted regularly with the Trump administration during his time as a White House correspondent.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
State of play: Thousands flock to the 16th-century village of Fairhaven in the kingdom of Huntersville every autumn to watch knights joust, feast on turkey legs and test their archery skills.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The best 3s are the result of jousting with an aggressive defense.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Acosta jousted regularly with the Trump administration during his time as a White House correspondent.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play French soldiers in Napoleon’s army who nurture a decades-long grudge that occasionally results in them coming to blows in sword fights, jousts, and eventually pistols at dawn.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
State of play: Thousands flock to the 16th-century village of Fairhaven in the kingdom of Huntersville every autumn to watch knights joust, feast on turkey legs and test their archery skills.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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In 2017, the administration fought hard and communicated clearly.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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While there is no vaccine to prevent the common cold nor a specific medicine to cure it, there are ways to manage your symptoms while your body fights the illness.—
Lauren Schlanger,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With a brewing 60 meter sprint race between NFL champion Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles locked in for sometime later this year, conversations have been running amok as to whether the crossover duel will actually field a competitive race.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Snell duels with Tarik Skubal, the incumbent AL Triple-Crowner and last year’s unanimous AL Cy Young.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the short distance category, 2000-meter world record holder and 1500-meter Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hull will battle 800-meter world champion Mary Moraa and 1500-meter American record holder Nikki Hiltz.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the sequel, Cruise’s Maverick confides in Iceman, who is battling a terminal disease, about whether to send his protégé Rooster (Miles Teller) on a potentially fatal mission.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An eyewitness told police that the confrontation between the two boys began when Metcalf asked Anthony to move out from under the tent that had been set up for members of his high school track team on the field that day.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is a humiliation that is at play with the ankle monitor, and then the confrontation with Chad happening at my workplace is kind of her nightmare.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This declaration of wrestling royalty hits many fans strongly.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Paulie eventually wrestles control of it, but not before Reacher can plug the barrel with a bullet.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Races on the ballot in local counties included a face-off between current Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch, city council and school board races and a number of local referendums, including a 0.75% sales tax question being put to voters in Kane County.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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But the face-off ended with Rhodes hitting his finishing maneuver, Cross Rhodes, on Cena and left him sprawled out in the middle of the ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the Lewis family has vehemently disputed that claim, saying the boys were inseparable, never got into fistfights and were not familiar with Bell Mountain.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even the violence has a sense of poetry to it, as with a bloody fistfight that takes place in the water, witnessed by the quivering cab driver on the beach.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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If the Jets were to make good on that status, making it out of the first round, their reward would be whoever survives the Dallas-Colorado slugfest.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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So, expect this game to be a defensive slugfest, given how good both teams are on defense.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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