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.
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibing
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The organization estimates more than 300,000 people have visited since the museum opened, coinciding with a more than 40% increase in Hattiesburg’s tourism economy, according to Visit Hattiesburg CEO Marlo Dorsey.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The chic 200-acre waterfront property’s package offer — called The World Cup Legends Experience — is for four guests over five days coinciding with three South Florida matches.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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The other option is to ask Districts 2 and 3 commissioners to cede their corresponding areas into the incorporation efforts, Kilpatrick said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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That said, Smith also admits that the torpedo bat's shape and corresponding swing weight could be making the bat feel easier to swing, which could in turn improve batting average rather than acting as a power tool blasting home runs out of the park.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trustees displayed the transgender flag on the dais as Chanise Hendrix, the district’s LGBTQ support services coordinator, gave a presentation about the past and future of SCUSD’s efforts to protect trans and non-gender conforming students and staff.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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In California, in 2023, a lengthy strike by health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente ended with the company agreeing to introduce a minimum hourly wage of twenty-five dollars by 2026.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners believe that number should be higher, agreeing to direct county staff to research into allowing up to 100% of fitness center space within a commerce development.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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This pattern blends the storytelling rhythm of the Persian mas̄navī (narrative poem written in rhyming couplets) with vernacular Hindi verse forms.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Are not random acts of rhyming gone wrong still more pleasant than thinking about squealing war-babies, the wrecking ball that is the last week of a Florida legislative session or the AI Apocalypse which should be here (checks watch) very soon?—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Use tight-fitting trash can lids.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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The baskets cost $60, $80, or $100, and will be filled with toys specifically fitting a child's interests.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The intuitive Moon stirs your 7th House of Companionship, squaring fortuitous Jupiter in your 4th House of Care, so promises and comfort could pull in opposite directions.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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But with the sun squaring Jupiter a few days later, social obligations could stretch you thin.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Even now, with Brooklyn across his chest and the NBA asking much bigger questions of him, Powell is still answering with the same habits.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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And increasingly, women in their 40s and 50s are answering that call.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Jibing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jibing. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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