as in fought
of knights in the Middle Ages
to engage in battle on horseback with lances
The knights jousted against each other.
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Recent Examples of jousted
Who hasn’t faux-jousted at some point in their lives?
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Vance jousted with at least one heckler over the war in Gaza, and he was pressed by another person over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
During Friday’s hearing, the lawmakers turned to former CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who famously jousted with Trump during his first term, for his reflections.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Earlier during Thursday’s hearing, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg and Aidala jousted over the timing of a new trial, with the judge setting a date for March — a month earlier than the prosecution had wanted.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the midst of a competitive race, the two men jousted with good humor and grace.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
In the midst of a competitive race, the two men jousted with good humor and grace.
—John T. Shaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The service, now past 10 million subscribers, has jousted with Disney, NBCUniversal and many other large programmers this year, in part because of the strong foundation provided by the NFL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Vance jousted with at least one heckler over the war in Gaza, and he was pressed by another person over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
During Friday’s hearing, the lawmakers turned to former CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who famously jousted with Trump during his first term, for his reflections.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Earlier during Thursday’s hearing, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg and Aidala jousted over the timing of a new trial, with the judge setting a date for March — a month earlier than the prosecution had wanted.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the midst of a competitive race, the two men jousted with good humor and grace.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
In the midst of a competitive race, the two men jousted with good humor and grace.
—John T. Shaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The service, now past 10 million subscribers, has jousted with Disney, NBCUniversal and many other large programmers this year, in part because of the strong foundation provided by the NFL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jousted
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Marner fought through the contact, hit the brakes, deked the puck around Dostál with a nifty move between his legs and potted the goal to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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That is what has sparked the debate within the audiovisual sector that has fought hard for its own identity, its own budget.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Harris found the net in the 70th minute when Garcia battled for possession at midfield and found Harris, whose shot nestled inside the back pos for a 3-0 lead.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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In their closing statements, the lawyers in the case battled over which billionaires were the most believable as witnesses.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The renowned Federalist Papers of the late 1780s, 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, wrestled with this exact debate.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Ibrahim Sangare handled the ball from the second phase in a 3-1 opening-weekend defeat at Nottingham Forest, while Nathan Collins was wrestled to the floor by Reinildo in their 2-1 loss to Sunderland two weeks later.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Jousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jousted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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