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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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2
as in joked
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Then in August, Ford was back in Louisville announcing a $2 billion investment bringing a new electric vehicle assembly platform to LAP and teased a future EV truck the plant will make.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Klum already teased this year’s elaborate look sharing three photos of what appeared to be a 3D model in the works.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Munich airport was shut down this morning due to unauthorized drones in its airspace, and Putin joked about it in Sochi.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Amber joked that the timing was unexpected.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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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 8 Oct. 2025.
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