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as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way
don't be upset—we're just jiving you
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as in joked
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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His next fight hasn’t been officially announced, but Royval teased an upcoming bout on his Instagram last week.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026 -
The cover art for a Confessions of a Showgirl podcast Wade teased last summer also made use of a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift’s album art.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rock previously joked about being lonely in his 50s during an episode of Kevin Hart's Peacock series Hart to Heart, which aired in July 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The site joked that Tom Hiddleston would play the franchise’s first Bond boy and Gillian Anderson would be the new M in the Amazon film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight — the last two of whom are genuinely attached to the 26th Bond movie.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Here with partner Kurt Russell, the two presented the 1989 Best Director Oscar and jokingly bantered about their non-married status.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Jived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jived. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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