as in joked
to make jokes
when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"
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Uribe could undertake a multi-inning assignment on Saturday; catcher William Contreras joked that Uribe would be willing to start if asked.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Marian, a senior executive at a private research university, joked that just locking eyes with her boss was enough to get a new assignment.—
Shanna Hocking,
Harvard Business Review,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Jested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jested. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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