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or jibe
as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play
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Recent Examples of gibe
Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The findings jibe with previous evidence that deforestation brings humans in more contact with creatures that spread deadly diseases.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The allegations in his case, which jibe with those in the Maduro indictment, have roots reaching back even further to 1999.
—Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
When the Dickinson fascicles were turned over to Mabel Loomis Todd, Susan’s crucial position as primary audience for Emily’s poetry became an inconvenient and irrelevant piece of information that did not jibe with the popular image of a nineteenth-century poetess.
—Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Such concerns appear to jibe with rising public concerns about the cost of food, housing and other necessities.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
He was pressured all night by linebackers Micah Parsons and Rashan Gary and the offense didn’t jibe well for the most part.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Parmar himself acknowledged that the clinic’s casual, community-like style might not jibe with every population.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes those wants don’t jibe.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The contrary argument is that stronger presidential oversight gibes with American constitutional principles and would ensure greater political accountability to the voters for all of an administration’s initiatives.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Roy Keane’s ‘prawn sandwiches’ jibe had interesting origins.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
But even some Republicans weren’t happy with the nasty gibe.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
This is clearly a jibe at the earlier problems of Ola’s scooters and their infamous unreliability.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
Does this cold snap jibe with the preseason winter forecast?
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
In an apparent jibe about Mangione's arrest, social media users shared what looked like a post from McDonald's rival Burger King, suggesting the latter restaurant chain would not have informed the police.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Tate makes the case that the consistent proportion of students earning a 1400 or higher on the SAT doesn’t jibe with the fall in NAEP scores.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The findings jibe with previous evidence that deforestation brings humans in more contact with creatures that spread deadly diseases.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The allegations in his case, which jibe with those in the Maduro indictment, have roots reaching back even further to 1999.
—Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
When the Dickinson fascicles were turned over to Mabel Loomis Todd, Susan’s crucial position as primary audience for Emily’s poetry became an inconvenient and irrelevant piece of information that did not jibe with the popular image of a nineteenth-century poetess.
—Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Such concerns appear to jibe with rising public concerns about the cost of food, housing and other necessities.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
He was pressured all night by linebackers Micah Parsons and Rashan Gary and the offense didn’t jibe well for the most part.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Parmar himself acknowledged that the clinic’s casual, community-like style might not jibe with every population.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes those wants don’t jibe.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Leno later said he felt humiliated by Kimmel’s jibe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The contrary argument is that stronger presidential oversight gibes with American constitutional principles and would ensure greater political accountability to the voters for all of an administration’s initiatives.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Roy Keane’s ‘prawn sandwiches’ jibe had interesting origins.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
But even some Republicans weren’t happy with the nasty gibe.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
This is clearly a jibe at the earlier problems of Ola’s scooters and their infamous unreliability.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
Does this cold snap jibe with the preseason winter forecast?
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
In an apparent jibe about Mangione's arrest, social media users shared what looked like a post from McDonald's rival Burger King, suggesting the latter restaurant chain would not have informed the police.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibe
Verb
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The older version of the game, called Test cricket, spreads over five full days of play, and its duration as well as its colonial-era quirks (players wear white while representing their country and take breaks during the day for lunch and tea) have often lent themselves to ridicule.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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The move was ridiculed by lawyers outside Paul Weiss, and more than 140 alums of the firm signed a letter assailing it as well.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sure, the scatalogical title and prurient lyrics reflected the band's age — Armstrong was fresh out of his teens at the time — but its punk sneer was rooted in sophisticated songcraft.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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The obsequiousness, the sneers, the boasting, the vacant generalities, and the hand-waving bespeak fear of departing from the Trumpian orthodoxy of the moment.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in Dawson’s Creek and in later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic used Super Bowl ads to mock OpenAI’s plans to inject advertisements into ChatGPT conversations, sparking debate about chatbots delivering ads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cornyn’s campaign responded with a taunt over Paxton’s divorce and cheating scandal.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Only the ice would dare utter such a taunt to the Quad God.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There was a second of stunned silence before the room erupted in boos and jeers.—
JJ Holmes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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During the opening ceremony, Team USA athletes were cheered on, but jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium screens, waving American flags from the tribune.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The final insult from State Farm came just hours after Karen Powers died, early on the morning of August 2, 2023.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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In an appearance on Fox News, the Trump-supporting singer bashed the choice of Bunny, saying the performance was an insult to the MAGA movement.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No quips or inspirational quotes.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Still another Arctic blast with snow and a deep freeze just arrived, along with another round of quips directed at meteorologists and scientists, challenging them to explain again how climate change works.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, some on Wall Street continue to warn of complacency in financial markets amid affronts to the Fed’s independence, persistent nerves about a bubble and increasingly fraught geopolitics.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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But now, unsurprisingly, politics are part of that debate, so the mere fact that Bad Bunny is brown and Latino and sings in Spanish is seen by some as an affront to the right.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Gibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibe. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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