jested

verb

past tense of jest
as in joked
to make jokes when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"

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Recent Examples of jested 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
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joked
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  • Kylian Mbappe was dropped on October 27 by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • King has daydreamed about adding a white chocolate bar to their lineup, but then joked that those fans are heathens.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Jested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jested. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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