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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Riders joust with each other about three times before moving on to other competitors.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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
Acosta jousted regularly with the Trump administration during his time as a White House correspondent.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Riders joust with each other about three times before moving on to other competitors.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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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Verb
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After the Woodley fight was canceled, Edwards wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal, someone ranked ahead of him or for the UFC welterweight crown.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the day, President Trump rejected reports that adviser Elon Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a hypothetical war with China.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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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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Shaver, 40, of Kansas City, was left to grapple with the devastating loss after her 61-year-old mother spent 322 days on a ventilator battling the effects of the virus before succumbing to kidney failure.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Now three years in, Ukraine still battles to be free.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration's decision to deport 137 Venezuelan migrants last weekend despite a judge's order blocking the move was viewed by some legal scholars as an escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the judiciary.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Extremist violence runs from organized groups to lone attackers and from right-wing or white supremacist ideologies to leftist confrontations with police and the recent Tesla vandalism.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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Retail Media’s Measurement Challenges The retail media industry has wrestled with measurement standardization since its inception, with brands often frustrated by inconsistent approaches across different retailers.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Over his nearly 32-year career, Homicide wrestled for nearly every major promotion, with the notable exception of WWE.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Of course, Buss attended her team’s face-off against the Denver Nuggets and made a point to pose with Hudson during the game.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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Each week will feature a new flavor face-off for guests to order.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Some accounts include fistfights and even a duel challenge.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There was a late-inning rally in San Diego, a rain delay in St. Louis and a seven-home-run slugfest in Toronto.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The game was a slugfest befitting two of the sport’s most storied — and most colorful — coaches, and the Razorbacks ultimately held on in the second half after a physical, often ugly battle.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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