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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Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
In this week's episode of Truly Texan, the team behind the Knights of the Grail discusses how their group came to be, how therapeutic horsemanship helps those impacted by conditions such as PTSD and how program participants can end up jousting in the ring of Sherwood Forest Faire.
—Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 9 May 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
Riders joust with each other about three times before moving on to other competitors.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
In this week's episode of Truly Texan, the team behind the Knights of the Grail discusses how their group came to be, how therapeutic horsemanship helps those impacted by conditions such as PTSD and how program participants can end up jousting in the ring of Sherwood Forest Faire.
—Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 9 May 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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Since its establishment in 1992, The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised over $600 million to support more than 3,100 projects in 95 countries, working to increase healthcare access and fight LGBTQ+ stigma.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The trailer above, which dropped on Wednesday, introduces you to the new couples fighting to see if their love can withstand temptation and drama, but there’s a catch.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Cooper, 22, winger (Kansas City Current) Another USWNT rookie, Cooper showed her ability to defend along the front line last season, ranking ninth among wingers and attacking midfielders by winning 50.3% of her duels.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast food industry and labor unions that seemingly ended two years ago with compromise legislation raising the minimum wage to $20.—
Dan Walters,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Wildcats are battling Purdue, Rutgers and Penn State for the 15th and final spot for the conference tournament in March.—
Alex Andrejev,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite the scene taking place in daytime, the darkness of the overcast sky and far distance of the camera from the altercation work together to make the men look like battling silhouettes, or shadow puppets projected onto the landscape.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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Her fights are not just physical confrontations but manifestations of the battles within her.—
Kevin Cassidy,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The gunman later died after a confrontation and shootout with police.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Drought breakers With a fourth-place finish in Class 2A at 215 pounds, senior Genesis Ward became Evergreen Park’s first boys wrestling state medalist since 1996.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Over the two-day event held Friday and Saturday at Christian High School, the Titans wrestled the minimum amount of matches possible, going unbeaten until the finals.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both men got closer to each other and started exchanging words during the face-off, before Eubank Jr. reached into his coat pocket and slapped Benn in the face with an egg.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The hearing today before Chang was the first major courtroom face-off over the August 27 breach of contract suit filed by Crichton’s widow Sherri Crichton on behalf of John Michael Crichton Trust’s Roadrunner JMTC on claims that The Pitt is an unauthorized ER derivative.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The bullying escalated to a fistfight after Jeff stole Emily's backpack and threw it into a toilet, resulting in suspensions for both teens.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
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For his part, puppy eyes and moderate angst do not comprise a very tough veneer, despite fistfights thrown in every once in a while.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Sunday’s slugfest in front of a sellout crowd of 19,812 was far from pretty.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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This is a proper superhero slugfest, and its climactic fight — Cap and Bucky vs. Iron Man — leaves emotional wounds for years to come.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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