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Recent Examples of jape
Noun
The camp hatred of Barney is really a leftover 1960s counterculture jape. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026 That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s. Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
He is reported to have participated in a pestilential online gun culture, replete with tasteless japing about mass shootings. wsj.com, 12 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for jape
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jape
Noun
  • Now the adults are growing up a little bit, and that adds depth to the show but doesn’t sacrifice jokes.
    Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His cutlery’s subtly unusual proportions manage to be elegant and playful at the same time, like that perfect joke that lands gracefully at a cocktail party, where everyone laughs and nobody chortles.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Overcompensating star Shiplett, 39, jested about The Odyssey’s status as one of the most anticipated movies of this year in a caption to her post.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Mamdani has said nobody should throw snowballs at cops — jesting that the public should throw them at him instead — but does not see it as a criminal matter.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Gone was the terror of wondering if the piece that was about to air was going to get big enough laughs from the live audience.
    Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But that blend of raucous laughs (OK, well, some raucous laughs, some mere attempts at them) and real world concerns makes for an uneasy watch, ping-ponging between moods and tones in unpredictable ways.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Back in December 1968, Dolan wrote a joking column about the earlier Lake Worth monster, from way back in 1947.
    Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026

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“Jape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jape. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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