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
Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
That, in a nutshell, explains why Californians have been jousting over water for the state’s entire 174-year history.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024
Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Drake and Kendrick Lamar are well beyond their monumental lyrical joust from earlier this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from dissecting their lyrics and coming up with new theories.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Located in the Talking Stick Entertainment District on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Medieval Times transports you back in time with jousting knights, horsemanship, falconry and a four-course dinner.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
That, in a nutshell, explains why Californians have been jousting over water for the state’s entire 174-year history.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024
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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
Drake and Kendrick Lamar are well beyond their monumental lyrical joust from earlier this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from dissecting their lyrics and coming up with new theories.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Features like the double guest cabins (one on the main deck and a second on the upper deck) mean that the yacht is well-arranged for large groups and no one has to fight over who gets the smaller cabin.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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In recent weeks, while fighting abated on one front after Israel reached a ceasefire with Hamas’ Lebanese ally Hezbollah, members of Netanyahu’s cabinet, including his justice and police ministers, have clashed with the judiciary.Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The bouts were true Mexican boxing classics that left both fighters physically scarred, as neither of them was the same after those three duels in the span of a year.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is challenging Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to an AI duel.Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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About 700 firefighters were battling the fire Tuesday morning on the ground, building containment lines, as air tankers dropped water on the blaze.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The top five compete live for the grand prize of $100,000 and a record deal, battling it out Monday night ahead of the final episode Tuesday night when one person will be named the winner.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
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The camera was quickly turned off, but Mason’s indelible memory of that confrontation lives on, not only in his mind but also in the new movie September 5, in limited theaters Dec. 13.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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For those families who consider gift giving a nonnegotiable aspect of the holidays, Ward encourages people to buy something small to avoid confrontations.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ask someone who’s ever had to wrestle with a punchy patient (or a patient’s family member) in a hospital room.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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One wishes that the brothers were given more screen time to wrestle with how their respective political leanings challenge and change their relationship.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Who's winning the AI race Competition in AI is less a single race than a triathlon: There's a face-off to develop the most advanced generative AI foundation models; a battle to win customers by making AI useful; and a struggle to build costly infrastructure that makes the first two goals possible.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Which promising young quarterback will get the win in their first face-off on Sunday: Richardson or Maye?Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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The film discusses suicidal ideation and the main character, George Bailey, expresses some violence, including involvement in a fistfight and knocking over furniture.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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A week after surviving a back-and-forth slugfest with Windsor in the quarterfinals behind junior Emmitt Munson’s second straight 100-yard game on the ground, the Panthers head north to take on a rugged Mavericks squad that’s allowing just 9.5 points/game.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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Should be a good old-fashioned slugfest at Kinnick Stadium.Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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