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
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The best 3s are the result of jousting with an aggressive defense.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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Verb
She is encircled by famous surnames—men jousting over her identity.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The best 3s are the result of jousting with an aggressive defense.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Today, Call Her Daddy jousts with the likes of The Joe Rogan Experience and the New York Times’ The Daily for a spot at the top of the podcast streaming charts.
—Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joust
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The disgraced music mogul has fought to be released from jail pending trial three times, with his most recent attempt denied on Nov. 27.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Twins, fighting declining attendance and trying to sell a new direct-to-consumer streaming product, were perhaps the team most in need of a strong start.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The show is partially set before the events of Revenge of the Sith, which ends with Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader after being severely injured in a lightsaber duel with Obi-Wan.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2025
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The 36-year-old deGrom, who also remains in that conversation even on the backside of his career, was almost as good in Friday’s pitcher’s duel.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The commissioner had faced health issues in recent years, including battling cancer, and died last week after being hospitalized.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ten years ago, Wilmer Flores famously battled tears at news the Mets might be trading him.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The confrontation stopped and restarted as the man appeared to try to get the knife away from Perez over the fence.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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During the confrontation, the two men were shot, and both died on scene, officers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Sophomore safety Jelani McLaughlin intercepted a pass by Emanuel, wrestling the ball away from wide receiver Parker Threatt.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Because sports played a big role in developing his self-confidence, Mr. Newsom wrestled with the idea that some girls could lose opportunities to transgender athletes with a physiological advantage, Mr. Elliott said.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the present, how explosive could a face-off between Tai, Misty, and Shauna — three murderers!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Tensions in the South China Sea remain heightened due to face-offs and clashes between maritime forces of Manila and Beijing, which has the largest naval fleet in the world by hull count, with more than 370 vessels, as well as the world's biggest coast guard fleet.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the Lewis family has vehemently disputed that claim, saying the boys were inseparable, never got into fistfights and were not familiar with Bell Mountain.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Upstairs, Innie Mark had just finished a brutal fistfight with Drummond, which began with the security chief’s near-successful strangulation of Mark and ended with goat lady Lorne (Gwendoline Christie) throwing several key punches.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their last contest was a slugfest – literally – as the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves got into a brawl that resulted in multiple ejections.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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It was suggested that KU may have been a fatigued team Thursday after downing UCF in an overtime slugfest Wednesday night.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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