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
Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Katie Hafner: While Widukind Lenz was investigating in Germany, over in the United States, Frances Kelsey was still jousting with Merrell’s liaison, Joseph Murray.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Cheer on your knight Your time in Fairhaven isn’t complete without witnessing a joust, and everyone knows it — that’s why seats in the stadium fill up so quickly.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
As much as Walz and Vance jousted over the issues with the hopes of boosting their prospective bosses, the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate also served as a personality test for the two.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Katie Hafner: While Widukind Lenz was investigating in Germany, over in the United States, Frances Kelsey was still jousting with Merrell’s liaison, Joseph Murray.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
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
Cheer on your knight Your time in Fairhaven isn’t complete without witnessing a joust, and everyone knows it — that’s why seats in the stadium fill up so quickly.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
Verb
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Democrats are fighting instead to preserve the cuts for working-class taxpayers, while allowing the rates to increase for wealthier people.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2169, Andrea fights to break down the wall that surrounds Porto 01.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The game figures to be tight, and for a while now, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs have been winning such duels.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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His brawn did not correlate with a ranking in the bottom seven per cent of defenders from Europe’s top five leagues for aerial duels won and in the bottom one per cent for tackles won.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The reality show, inspired by the Netflix hit Squid Game, sees contestants battling it out for a grand prize of $5 million.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Coaches across the country could comfortably analyze such decisions with the benefit of hindsight while Freeman and Ryan Day battled for a ring.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli soldier was injured in the confrontation, the military said.—
Matthew Mpoke Bigg,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The two still-unidentified men reportedly talked about being armed and tried to provoke a confrontation.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Right-wing Trump fans like podcast host Joe Rogan and wrestling titan Dana White also enjoyed prime spots.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The thousands who have lost so much in the Los Angeles wildfires will soon wrestle with how to rebuild the lives that perished with their homes.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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California and Trump have had a bumpy relationship and the birthright citizenship lawsuit is likely to be the first of many federal court face-offs between the two adversaries.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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With the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs slated for this weekend, both of the future Hall-of-Famers’ Super Bowl predictions are still in tact, as Brees and Gronkowski expect the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills to face-off in New Orleans next month.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Check out the first trailer below for shots of Cruise clinging onto a speeding biplane, sneaking through a busy square in London, and having a fistfight on board a sinking submarine.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, there was a fistfight between Lomax and Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman, on the Newport grounds, briefly shown in the movie.—
Alan Light,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame 24, Penn State 20 This game is shaping up to be a defensive slugfest, but Notre Dame's ability to control the line of scrimmage and make game-breaking plays gives them the edge.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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This was a slugfest between a great team and a really good team that was decided in the game’s trenches.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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