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slang

jive

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noun

jive

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jive
Adjective
Neither of those explanations, of course, jive with the theory Vincent Bugliosi presented both in court and in his perennial best seller Helter Skelter. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025 Unlikely Allies: The Federal Government And Financial Markets Politics may not always jive with the fiscal ecosystem and vice versa, but history shows many examples of substantial market gains in the first 365 days of a new presidential term. Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Simply put, the internal clock no longer jives with its surrounding environment. Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025 Throughout the competition, Maher occasionally struggled, and at one point even broke down crying after a rough attempt at a jive. Doha Madani, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025 And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jive
Adjective
  • With Ella Toone or Park in the No 10 role, the former Bayern Munich player will add balance in a double pivot alongside Hinata Miyazawa allowing United more control in midfield.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Security, errors, and trust dominate the risk analysis Despite the hype and muddled terminology, the core idea of AI agents—systems designed to autonomously take action to carry out specific tasks—is still generating a lot of justifiable excitement.
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Educational twists are included, as Joe and the athletes explain sports terminology and lingo.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Speaking on a panel, Erik from Sharabati Denim teased an upcoming project that will re-wire how the company procures cotton.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The game doesn’t yet have a firm release date, with only a vague 2026 window teasing its launch on PlayStation 5 and PC.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Well, enough to joke about his age during a recent visit to officially open the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert earlier in 2025 to encourage parents to talk to their children about the risks associated with responding to a fake text.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To make Reen feel comfortable and truly welcomed, Long’s entire extended family wore fake tattoo sleeves to the reunion.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.
    Ginny Tapley Takemori September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Cajun dialect is a very particular one.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
  • By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Jive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jive. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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