as in jokes
to make jokes
the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance
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Recent Examples of banters
Davidson then casually banters back and forth with Alexa about his preferred nickname.
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Jaures Yip,kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Jaures Yip,kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banters
jokes
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The content creator jokes that for her, with each new year, the same old aspirations roll around time and again — though she's never been one for big sweeping resolutions.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are also characters everyone jokes about.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Banters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banters. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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