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jested

verb

past tense of jest

as in joked

to make jokes when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"

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Recent Examples of jested Overcompensating star Shiplett, 39, jested about The Odyssey’s status as one of the most anticipated movies of this year in a caption to her post. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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The judge joked about whether the applause was for him, and Holdo let out a little laugh.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Woodley also joked about her longstanding hesitation around discussing the franchise, even more than a decade after the movie’s release.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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