jibing

verb

present participle of jibe
as in coinciding
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 jibing Cronin’s system wasn’t jibing with a point guard who thrives in transition and a center unfamiliar with the paint. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibing
  1. coinciding
  2. corresponding
  3. conforming
  4. agreeing
  5. rhyming
  6. fitting
  7. squaring
  8. answering
Verb
  • These figures indicate no sudden break coinciding with the arrival of the iPhone, but a long, steady decline.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, medical centers reported a surge in cases with COVID-like symptoms between early August and throughout September, coinciding with students’ return to school.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • According to the University of Southampton, the cliff system stretched across regions corresponding to present-day Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tempur-Pedic’s proprietary material is a body-conforming foam the brand uses for their popular mattresses, toppers, and pillows.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • Ahmed and Gilkar say West cut off communication with them shortly after agreeing to terminate the pregnancy.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • James Ratcliff spoke for the Farley Road Neighborhood Coalition, agreeing that a continuance is necessary because of the change in the occupancy limit count.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • That biblical idea, alongside Twain’s notion of history rhyming, also explains Burns’ pursuit of an evergreen quality in his documentaries.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nothing is overly emphasized, but viewers who know the visual language of the show will recognize the repetition, like the second half of a rhyming couplet that completes this section of the story.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhyming
Verb
  • The smooth material and form-fitting silhouette turn everything from a blouse to a T-shirt into a refined outfit.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That has practical consequences, because personal advice takes more time per client than fitting someone into a model portfolio.
    — Hardy Michel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fitting
Verb
  • The Moon moves through Scorpio and your 1st House of Self while squaring Jupiter in Leo and your 10th House of Career.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Two senior advisers to the Secretary of State took the delicate assignment of squaring the draft with the uncomfortable facts.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of squaring
Verb
  • These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Washington has started answering that question in policy, if not yet in practice.
    — Nick Herbert, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of answering

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