as in fighting
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 jousting
The countries also are jousting over management of the Panama Canal.
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Now the Ducks, who put pen to paper with Quenneville last May, are seeking to replicate that feat by jousting with the Vegas Golden Knights for a chance to advance to the conference finals for the first time since their 2017 loss to the Nashville Predators.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
After this rather violent courtship, the female enters the den, and the pair spends several days living together, often jousting.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
His unique beak-jousting technique, which enabled him to quickly displace his rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The fair features jousting tournaments, battle reenactments, themed entertainment and artisan vendors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Waxahachie festival features full-contact jousting tournaments, a mermaid lagoon, rides, games and entertainment on 20 stages.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
And then there are the jousting competitions (more on those below).
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 12 May 2026
Now the Ducks, who put pen to paper with Quenneville last May, are seeking to replicate that feat by jousting with the Vegas Golden Knights for a chance to advance to the conference finals for the first time since their 2017 loss to the Nashville Predators.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
After this rather violent courtship, the female enters the den, and the pair spends several days living together, often jousting.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
His unique beak-jousting technique, which enabled him to quickly displace his rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The fair features jousting tournaments, battle reenactments, themed entertainment and artisan vendors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Waxahachie festival features full-contact jousting tournaments, a mermaid lagoon, rides, games and entertainment on 20 stages.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
And then there are the jousting competitions (more on those below).
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There will be jousting tournaments, stage acts and comedic performances.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jousting
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After a limp 2-0 defeat at Lorient in mid-April, Benatia criticised the players for a lack of fighting spirit.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Democrats are also fighting among themselves.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Jon Greenhalgh, the News & Documentary Emmy nominee behind Netflix’s wrestling doc Team Foxcatcher, will direct from a script written with Michael Wallach (The Bay).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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For CEOs, CHROs, and transformation leads wrestling with AI disruption, hybrid work, and unrelenting competition, The Octopus Organization is stimulating reading.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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As Africa's second-largest country by land area, Congo's provinces are far from one another and mostly battling conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The thesis of Brady’s commencement, though, was battling through adversity and never quitting, and the best way for Brady to tell his motivational message was by telling the story of his Super Bowl LI comeback against the Atlanta Falcons.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Jousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jousting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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