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as in kidded
to make jokes
he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life
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as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way
oh, don't get offended, I was just joking you
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Recent Examples of joked
During the show, Gleeson — an Irish actor best known for starring in the Harry Potter movies — joked about appearing in one of Swift’s music videos, according to the singer.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Canada’s Brett Gallant joked with his coaches.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Stewart joked Jon Stewart is clearing the air after finding his name in the Epstein files' search results.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
During Georgia’s athletic association winter board meeting Friday, Athletic Director Josh Brooks joked about how President Jere Morehead had gotten Brooks involved in a lot of the administrative work that comes with running college football.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Immelman joked that Dahmen didn’t want to talk with Nantz.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
At a panel earlier that day, Turturro even joked about how good Redford smelled.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Fallon joked, adding the hashtag #FatherDaughterDay before diving into some of his snowy adventures in the city.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Canada’s Brett Gallant joked with his coaches.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Stewart joked Jon Stewart is clearing the air after finding his name in the Epstein files' search results.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
During Georgia’s athletic association winter board meeting Friday, Athletic Director Josh Brooks joked about how President Jere Morehead had gotten Brooks involved in a lot of the administrative work that comes with running college football.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Immelman joked that Dahmen didn’t want to talk with Nantz.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
At a panel earlier that day, Turturro even joked about how good Redford smelled.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Fallon joked, adding the hashtag #FatherDaughterDay before diving into some of his snowy adventures in the city.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joked
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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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Cosmetics Embark has teased two new cosmetic sets, including the Sandwalker Set pictured above.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The new song functions as both artists’ first release of the year and comes after Fred teased a full minute of it last month.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
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Probably an Outback, someone quipped.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Eby quipped with her usual dry sarcasm.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Joked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joked. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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