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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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The games were originally teased at the culmination of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Last April, the Sinners filmmaker teased his vision during an appearance on The Last Podcast on the Left.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of my House colleagues joked that the average IQ of both chambers went up that day.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Minaj has also drawn headlines in recent months for cozying up to Trump, something Trevor Noah joked about with no issue at the Grammys.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 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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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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Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Jived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jived. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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