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joust

[joust, juhst, joost] / dʒaʊst, dʒʌst, dʒust /


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Recently, one pair of cosmic dancers has turned astronomer’s heads by performing a very dangerous routine — which they’ve nicknamed the cosmic joust!

From Space Scoop • May 21, 2025

Pimblett responded by calling Ferguson a "sausage", before the pair continued to verbally joust.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Slowly, Gourley introduced his cockamamie mind and razor-sharp wit, learning how to joust with O’Brien and feeling freer to crack up the parade of famous guests.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Competitors were expected to joust one another on a thin, elevated platform that fell out underneath them.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023

“So it might be possible for hundreds of Sixers to joust for the Copper Key at the same time. Or even thousands.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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