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
  • Projections place Trailer 3's release between late July and early August, potentially coinciding with Take-Two's earnings call or major global events.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The coinciding online sale of 51 lots raised a little under €200,000 (before fees).
    — George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • San Francisco called up Carson Whisenhunt from Triple-A Sacramento Thursday morning, demoting beleaguered reliever Ryan Walker in a corresponding roster move.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The algorithm examined participants’ chronotypes, or typical sleep and wake patterns over 24-hour periods, and found patterns in brain imaging corresponding to five distinct groups.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • This week, the Times published several Letters to the Editor responding to Spiegler’s essay, which ran the gamut of agreeing and disagreeing with it.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • The officials submitted the document as more ships sailing the vital oil channel face attacks from Iranian military forces despite Tehran and Washington agreeing to a framework deal aimed at ending their war.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • This long-suffering Knicks fan said his rationale for including the prognostication may have had more to do with rhyming than any actual belief.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Ironically, this ideological anti-capitalism, in which criticality opposed complicity, derived its power by rhyming with the rise of the art market.
    — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of rhyming
Verb
  • The singer has been made to thread the tough but necessary needle of fitting her aughts hits and her new music into a single setlist.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • In any case, the same principles of mitigating risk—staying hydrated, avoiding exercise during the hottest parts of the day, seeking shade, acclimating to the weather, wearing loose-fitting clothes—apply to young and old alike.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of fitting
Verb
  • Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
  • The emotional Moon squaring disciplined Saturn this morning tests timing and boundaries, yet Leo’s warmth helps restore confidence as the day unfolds.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of squaring
Verb
  • Kayyalha said magnetic topological insulators offer a flexible platform for answering fundamental questions about quantum transport and topology.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Naturally, Cashman spoke in generalities when answering some of those questions.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of answering

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