jibed

past tense of jibe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jibed The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 This forced the British to make jibes to get down to the bottom of the course while the Americans jibed just once, and that was the deciding factor in securing what went on to be an easy victory. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Even the acronym of GPS jibed with her view of how a kid’s own resourcefulness could be used as an inner compass. — Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 But the idea that many companies are struggling to achieve substantial returns jibed with another recent survey, by Akkodis, a multinational consulting firm. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibed
Verb
  • The rally coincided with Bitcoin’s brief move above $87,000, a level not seen since January, as the broader crypto market advanced.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The lawn’s closure, which usually happens in the winter, coincided with peak fall foliage-viewing season, putting a prime spot for autumn leaf lovers off limits.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The timing of the payments corresponded with unusual shifts in Netanyahu’s policies.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The change’s size corresponded to the photon’s energy, which allowed the team to make highly precise measurements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The five networks then agreed not to replace CNN with another network, so there were no pool cameras following Trump on Saturday during his trip to a college football game.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Stan Kroenke agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Angels at a record $4 billion valuation—a price that held despite a decade of losing seasons.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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“Jibed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jibed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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