as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character
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Recent Examples of jibe
When the Dickinson fascicles were turned over to Mabel Loomis Todd, Susan’s crucial position as primary audience for Emily’s poetry became an inconvenient and irrelevant piece of information that did not jibe with the popular image of a nineteenth-century poetess.
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Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Such concerns appear to jibe with rising public concerns about the cost of food, housing and other necessities.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
He was pressured all night by linebackers Micah Parsons and Rashan Gary and the offense didn’t jibe well for the most part.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Parmar himself acknowledged that the clinic’s casual, community-like style might not jibe with every population.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Such concerns appear to jibe with rising public concerns about the cost of food, housing and other necessities.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
He was pressured all night by linebackers Micah Parsons and Rashan Gary and the offense didn’t jibe well for the most part.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Parmar himself acknowledged that the clinic’s casual, community-like style might not jibe with every population.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibe
Verb
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The first date is June 11, coinciding with the World Cup’s opening match in Mexico City.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The announcement coincides with India's AI Impact Summit, a five-day event which got underway on Monday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pointer states correspond to properties that are classically observable, such as position or charge.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of course, most of the people who corresponded with Epstein were men.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tension in Hines’s version lies in Bessette’s refusal to conform to the role.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite her absence due to a leg injury, Centennial still gave the Trailblazers fits as Kansas commit Cydnee Bryant led the way.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Inflation, not created equal Helping drive that disconnect, Stoller and economists say, is the fact that inflation isn’t one size fits all.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite the slowdown, most analysts agree the economy is on solid footing, thanks largely to the AI boom and consumer spending driven by wealthier households.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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So far, there’s no indication that Iran is going to agree certainly to all of that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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