jive 1 of 3

slang

jive

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noun

jive

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jive
Adjective
Unlikely Allies: The Federal Government And Financial Markets Politics may not always jive with the fiscal ecosystem and vice versa, but history shows many examples of substantial market gains in the first 365 days of a new presidential term. Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 There was no question that Olympian Ilona and partner Alan would take another shot at the jive after their previous jive performance on Hair Metal night ended with Ilona in tears. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
There was no question that Olympian Ilona and partner Alan would take another shot at the jive after their previous jive performance on Hair Metal night ended with Ilona in tears. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024 While Carrie Ann noted that Chandler had the hardest season of all the contestants, their jive earned raves across the board and nabbed them yet another perfect score of 30. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025 And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jive
Adjective
  • Following Lopez, reliever Elvis Alvarado nearly threw two spotless frames with four strikeouts until a 70 mph blooper to right resulted in a double that took him out of the game.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
  • But the Twins found the equalizer in the fourth when Harrison Bader singled to start the frame, went to second on a Christian Vasquez groundout, and came home when Byron Buxton dropped a double at the base of the wall in left field.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Over time, the confusing terminology—agentic AI, agent AI, generative AI—will fade.
    Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Certified Nurse Jenna Woods will explain delivery room terminology, how to prepare and holistic comfort measures.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • After teasing a trek earlier this week, Paul McCartney has revealed that his Got Back Tour will return to North America this fall, the Beatles legend’s first tour stateside in four years.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
  • The first step is a boot camp in a mountainous ski resort, where Karolina is teased by the other girls and gets so much preferential treatment from Vitek that Lucie, enraged, locks her outside in the snow and nearly kills her in the process.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • But whether with Felix or on her own, Jessica is a bit all over the map, with her behavior frequently feeling like it’s meant to meet the needs of a particular scene or joke rather than as a consistent throughline for the season.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
  • There were a lot of pranks, joking and just overall funny stuff that went on behind the scenes in or around the lunchroom.
    Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a massive global scam operation that uses real payment methods on fake checkout pages.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Additional increases in the quantity and quality of weapons sent to Ukraine would underpin that message and would have a better chance than anything else of persuading Putin to replace fake negotiations with the real thing.
    The Editors, National Review, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
  • Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • For the most part, though, these tools have been aimed at parents or educators, not kids themselves.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • Apparently Brooks Nader wasn’t kidding about that, because on July 8 she was spotted freeing the nipple in a sheer black top on a dinner date with friend Lauren Sanchez in Paris, per photos published by the Daily Mail.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025

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