jibed

verb

past tense of jibe
as in coincided
to be in agreement on every point that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character

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Recent Examples of jibed The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 This forced the British to make jibes to get down to the bottom of the course while the Americans jibed just once, and that was the deciding factor in securing what went on to be an easy victory. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Even the acronym of GPS jibed with her view of how a kid’s own resourcefulness could be used as an inner compass. — Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 But the idea that many companies are struggling to achieve substantial returns jibed with another recent survey, by Akkodis, a multinational consulting firm. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibed
  1. coincided
  2. corresponded
  3. agreed
  4. conformed
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  • The transit center work has coincided with a major Sacramento County road project along Watt Avenue.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Lamont’s statement on Tuesday coincided with a release from the New England States Committee on Electricity voicing similar concerns, which the committee said where shared by five New England states (New Hampshire being the exception).
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of coincided
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  • Its analysis suggests a CPI rate above 3% has historically corresponded with more than 100 basis points of tightening during the first year of Fed hiking cycles.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For destination categories, such as televisions, laptops, and mobile phones, the perception of in-store value during information search and immediate fulfillment corresponded closely with revenue uplift; easier returns mattered much less.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponded
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  • The reports about the Buss family’s stake comes a few days after Lakers owner Mark Walter suddenly agreed to sell the team to Kushner and Iger last week amid a federal fraud investigation, giving them a roughly 65% stake in the team.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to Dodgers owner Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreed
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  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of conformed

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