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
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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
Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The last team left at the jousting location earns themselves a 10-minute penalty and that team is unfortunately Brett and Mark.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
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Verb
Many content creators have engaged in analyses of the feud and the discourse ought to hit a new level when the lyrical joust receives the full documentary treatment.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
In his early performing years, Mr. Forrest was known to pace around the stage shirtless, wielding the microphone stand like a jousting staff, while his band played a furious mix of metal, punk and funk, Mr. Hazel’s virtuoso guitar arching to the sky.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The last team left at the jousting location earns themselves a 10-minute penalty and that team is unfortunately Brett and Mark.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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Five engines, two trucks, one squad, three ambulances, and three battalion chiefs assisted in fighting the fire.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Others point out the irony that, as the government fixated on enforcing the veiling law and cracking down on political dissidents under the pretext of fighting foreign subversion, its actual adversaries were quietly infiltrating its most sensitive institutions.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Junk and Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers engaged in a pitchers’ duel into the seventh inning.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
12 July 2025
Verb
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More than 1,200 pros and amateurs competed in the Independence Day weekend tournament, which saw the APP’s elite battling for one of the biggest paychecks of the season.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Amazon and Walmart’s annual discount bonanzas start today, but the retail giants are battling the White House as much as each other.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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That ultimately led to a verbal confrontation between Morrow, 47, and Steve Raleigh.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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The incident is one of the latest in a growing series of confrontations with federal immigration officers.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The city, county and state all recently wrestled with deficits and the federal government has been both slashing its workforce and attempting to reduce the size of health care programs like Medicaid.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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In a recent interview, the WWE Hall of Famer opened up about his motivations for continuing to wrestle and his thoughts on retirement.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Noun
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British rap star Skepta has issued a challenge to A$AP Rocky to face-off in a rap battle as part of an all-out lyrical clash between UK and US rappers.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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Landon would resurface later in the six-episode season, as part of the team of friends and family that helps Riri re-re-rebuild her suit, in time for a pivotal face-off with The Hood.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 July 2025
Noun
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This started as a four-man fistfight with Punk and Zayn standing tall early.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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During their subsequent fistfight high above the fortress, Duke delivered the decisive headbutt that sent Lyle plunging to his death off the sofa back.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The game itself was a sloppy slugfest, with both teams combining for 31 turnovers (Magic Johnson coughed it up no fewer than seven times, with two of those fumbles occurring in the final minute) and the Celtics shooting 39.5% from the field.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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In our interview, Sheeraz called him an underrated boxer, which is rare praise from a rising British star, and one that suggests this won’t just be a slugfest.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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