JOUSTED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

jousted

verb

past tense of joust

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 Four Democrats jousted over the new compact district, which is anchored by Salt Lake City, with divisions popping up between different ideological wings. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Who hasn’t faux-jousted at some point in their lives? — 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 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

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The bout marked the first time Cameron and Mayer, 36, had fought each other at either the amateur or professional level.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The gambling industry is far more entrenched in Washington and fought major legislative battles before.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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Over the course of a grueling four-hour, 36-minute first-round loss at Arthur Ashe Stadium late Sunday night, 39-year-old Novak Djokovic battled not only a gritty opponent in unseeded Mariano Navone but his own body.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
The Dominion battled right back with a pair of stereo suplexes, but Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor hit stereo clotheslines as all four combatants were laid out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of battled

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Hinduism itself has long wrestled with the question of how many gods there are, and different answers have been proposed throughout its history, but none of those answers necessarily invalidates the others.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
County officials — caught between a state legislative mandate to cooperate with ICE, a national mass deportation push that was filling their jail with detainees and a vocal electorate that demanded change — wrestled with how to respond.

— Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026

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