as in joked
to make jokes
when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"
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Wild coach John Hynes joked that finding a place for Gustavsson Nyberg in the lineup would be less challenging than fitting all 14 letters, and a space, of his last name on a jersey.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
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Duncan joked during an interview on Nostalgia Tonight With Joe Sibilia.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Jested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jested. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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